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Jeh Johnson

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Jeh Johnson is a prominent Democratic politician and attorney who served as the Secretary of Homeland Security under President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the nation's security policies, including immigration enforcement and cybersecurity. Johnson played a key role in the implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which aimed to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation. His tenure was marked by significant challenges, including responses to natural disasters and terrorism threats.

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July 9, 2026

Frankly, I think we need to scrap it and start all over again.

Jeh Johnson

Jun 26, 2025

No, they’re not cooperating, and that’s a problem.

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Jun 26, 2025

The numbers, now, are something like, last time I looked, 12,000 a month. The prior administration sometimes saw that in a day.

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Jun 26, 2025

Now, let me take that a step further, I think this President has an opportunity…at — and a lot of people won’t want to hear this — comprehensive immigration reform.

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Jun 26, 2025

You have to work with us. Don’t wait for there to be a tragic incident in your city before you decide you need to work with ICE.

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Jun 26, 2025

If President Trump said, I’ve secured the border, that would be a legitimate statement to make

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Sep 28, 2024

I'm a former law enforcement officer. I have spent much of my career as a law enforcement officer. I will enforce the law. I will do what it takes to secure our border.

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Jul 21, 2024

When Democrats and Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are both screaming for your resignation, that's a problem.

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Jul 21, 2024

The Secret Service given its mission has to go out and pitch a no hitter every game. And if anybody gets on base, the results are catastrophic.

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Mar 30, 2024

the legitimate case to be made here is: How can you vote for someone for president who is under four different federal, criminal – four different felony indictments, who may well be convicted of a serious felony by Election Day?

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Mar 30, 2024

How can you vote for someone for president who is under four different federal, criminal – four different felony indictments, who may well be convicted of a serious felony by Election Day?

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Jan 28, 2024

Yes, it is. And Anderson, this is why people -- Americans should really be disgusted with Washington right now. Let's call them out.

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Jan 28, 2024

He is moving the goalpost. He and his supporters would rather have this issue as a campaign issue than to actually take the opportunity that Lankford and Murphy have presented them to solve the problem.

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Jan 28, 2024

Why anyone genuinely interested in border security, genuinely interested in security would not embrace this bill is beyond me.

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Jan 28, 2024

House Republicans following Trump's lead would rather complain about the problem than take the opportunity to solve the problem.

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Nov 11, 2023

I think we need to stand by Israel.

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Nov 11, 2023

I give the administration – the Biden administration a lot of credit for firmly standing behind Israel right after October 7th but also publicly and privately warning the government of Israel about civilian casualties, about the…

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Nov 11, 2023

If the reporting is to be believed, civilian deaths in Gaza are about to become ten times the number of Israeli deaths on October 7th.

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Nov 11, 2023

I do not believe Joe Manchin is going to be a third-party candidate for president.

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Sep 2, 2023

I assure you, Merrick Garland is very independent.

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Sep 2, 2023

Look, I'm sorry, that's an impeachment inquiry in search of a crime. That's not what impeachment is for.

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Aug 20, 2023

Something like 400 of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives are safe seats. So the Democrat is looking over their left shoulder at a primary challenge. And the Republican is looking over their right shoulder for a primary…

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Aug 20, 2023

I believe it is worse because it is becoming more and more acceptable among conventional so-called conventional politicians, members of Congress to engage in extremist rhetoric that encourages this type of attitudes.

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Aug 20, 2023

I believe according to public opinion polling that we saw on January 6th was the tip of an iceberg. More and more Americans are becoming detached from reality. More and more Americans are becoming prone to violence in a climate in which…

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Apr 15, 2023

Shouldn't we clamp down? Shouldn’t we clamp down? Shouldn't we make it tighter?

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