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Mike Johnson: “Elon Musk...he's declared war on the deep state and the…”

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Interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Republican Legislative Agenda and Democratic Opposition

Published February 15, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:44

He's in the Secretary of War Room, the old Secretary of War room in the Eisenhower Building. And we laughed about how appropriate that is because he's Elon Musk...he's declared war on the deep state and the bureaucracy. And you have Democrats now out having rallies to stop him. What is he doing? He, he's identifying and allowing us to cut out fraud, waste and abuse. (03:44–04:21)

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Asserts that Elon Musk has declared war on the deep state and bureaucracy.

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