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Mike Johnson: “The challenge is coming from people who, you know, they put their platform out, they published it. They want to abolish…”

On the recordAugust 18, 2026
The challenge is coming from people who, you know, they put their platform out, they published it. They want to abolish the border. They want to abolish all prisons in America. They want to abolish the U.S. Senate. They want to remove the president. They want to expand the House and make it a unicameral governing body over the country.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Discussing the platform of socialist candidates.

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