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Mike Johnson: “Became speaker exactly two years ago in a very odd fashion.”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

Speaker Johnson Joins Steve Scalise and August Pfluger on the Right to the Point Podcast

Published October 29, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:29

And then my congressman called, same conversation, hey, I'm going to run for Senate. I think you should run for Congress. And everybody got behind us, and we did that. So, been here now almost eight years. Became speaker exactly two years ago in a very odd fashion. Unprecedented. Wasn't expecting it, but it's been two years. October 25, 23 is when I was handed the gavel. Life has not been the same since. It's been a wild ride. (02:29–02:35)

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