Mike Johnson: “He's been in Congress for 44 years.”

“New York is about to elect a Marxist the mayor of New York City. He is terrified that he's going to get a challenge to his left flank and he's going to lose his seat. He's been in Congress for 44 years. So he made a calculation. He cannot take the heat from the left of his party and he decided to pull this political stunt for that reason, one reason alone.” (05:16–05:19)

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