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Mike Johnson: “Charlie Kirk offered more productive content, the free…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Delivers Remarks at Kennedy Center Vigil for Charlie Kirk

Published | Video Starts at 05:55

I defended free speech and religious freedom and all that in the courts. And we tried to, we talked a lot about advancing and preserving the free marketplace of ideas. I think Charlie Kirk offered more productive content, the free marketplace of ideas than anyone in his generation and arguably in the last hundred years of US history. I could go on and on, but I'm out of time because you have a Lot of great people to hear from tonight. Everybody has a story about Charlie and they're all worthy to be shared. (05:55–06:06)

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Asserts that Charlie Kirk contributed significantly to the marketplace of ideas in recent U.S. history.

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