Mike Johnson: “If President Trump can use the resources and do it in a…”

“If you're a resident of Chicago or New Orleans or one of these other Democrat run cities, you've had enough. You're tired of your family being walking in fear and not being able to enjoy their lives. And If President Trump can use the resources and do it in a lawful manner to allow National Guard troops to help bring order and restore the rule of law, that is something that is wildly popular with the American people. Now, if you have elected officials in some of these states who are committed to their radical soft on crime ideology and defunding the police and all the things the Democrat Party championed for the last several years, and they want to stand by that.” (21:33–21:45)

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