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Mike Johnson: “Nancy Pelosi took 25 days to administer the oath to [Julia…”

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

Government Shutdown: Johnson says Dems are being ran by the mob

Published October 17, 2025 | Video Starts at 25:45

As I've noted here, our dear friend and colleague Julia Letlow from Louisiana won her special election in similar circumstances, replaced her late husband, who passed away tragically because of COVID Luke, our friend. And Julia won the race. And Nancy Pelosi took 25 days to administer the oath to [Julia Letlow]. her. And no one held a rally or stomped around or barged into or did TikTok videos about it because we understood that was the way the process works. (25:45–25:49)

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