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Mike Johnson: “He was in the custody of law enforcement twice.”

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

Speaker Johnson, GOP leaders hold weekly presser

Published March 25, 2026 | Video Starts at 20:44

Open borders policies, sanctuary cities policies. They coddled the criminal illegal alien they empowered. They allowed this to happen. And that's why we're so angry about this. He was in the custody of law enforcement twice. And there were two chances to stop Sheridan's claim. But Democrats opened borders, guaranteed their release. And their soft on crime sanctuary policies ensure his impunity. And that's why this happened. (20:44–20:48)

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