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Mike Johnson: “Any attempt by this president to pretend that he's a…”

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Speaker Mike Johnson's Maiden Floor Speech

Published January 31, 2024 | Video Starts at 28:11

It's been used, I think, 69 times. By presidents since 1980, but not by President Biden. He pretends it's not there. Any attempt by this president to pretend that he's a bystander bereft of any ability to secure the border is patently absurd. And we're going to continue to remind the American people of that. If we take a step back and we consider the current catastrophe at the border, we can all see that our country is at a critical decision point. (28:11–28:19)

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Asserts that President Biden has the ability to secure the border but is pretending otherwise.

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