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Mike Johnson: “In the Article 1 branch, we've allowed the Article 2 branch…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins Kudlow on Fox Business

Published | Video Starts at 09:02

That would create a monetary chaos. What, what the supreme is going to do about ieepa, sir? Well, I hope the Supreme Court stays in its lane. In the Article 1 branch, we've allowed the Article 2 branch, the executive, the latitude to do what is necessary to conduct and renegotiate trade agreements. and to make sure America is being treated fairly. You can't free trade unless it's also fair trade. And the Commander in Chief, the President of the United States, has the authority to do that. (09:02–09:12)

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