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Mike Johnson: “It occurred to me in this dialogue that he genuinely did not…”

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

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Interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump Administration and Political Landscape

Published | Video Starts at 16:32

Because they're going to have to go to Vladimir Putin to get their needs met. And he tried to argue with me and tell me that he didn't do that. And It occurred to me in this dialogue that he genuinely did not know what he had signed, that they had put this executive order in front of him, and he didn't understand what it was. And that was a very alarming moment of realization for me. And I think the whole country knows now, but it was a dangerous time a very perilous time for us, particularly in that last year of his administration. (16:32–16:42)

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Asserts that President Biden did not know or understand an executive order he signed.

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