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Mike Johnson: “In the last shutdown, 2013 era, President Obama closed the…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 00:38

If President Trump was a king, they would not have been able to engage in that free speech exercise. Out on the Mall, by the way, which was open because President Trump hasn't closed it. In the last shutdown, 2013 era, President Obama closed the National Mall. It closed all the national parks, didn't allow people to engage in all this. So, I mean, they needed a stunt, they needed a show. Chuck Schumer needs cover right now. (00:38–00:45)

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Asserts that President Obama closed the National Mall during the 2013 government shutdown.

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