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Mike Johnson: “I'm a wartime speaker, okay?”

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

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Speaker Mike Johnson Discusses Legislative Challenges and Elon Musk's Involvement

Published | Video Starts at 14:49

You got to do all these other things to the Speaker. But, hey, you wanted to be speaker, so you still want to be. You think about. I never did. What? Look, this is. I'm a wartime speaker, okay? Everybody says. You having fun? Fun, no. But we're going to get the job done. All right. Once again, great having you on, especially today. We got it. (14:49–14:51)

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Asserts that he considers himself a 'wartime speaker,' implying a period of significant challenges.

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