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Mike Johnson: “Political violence has become all too common in American…”

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

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Speaker Mike Johnson calls Charlie Kirk shooting "detestable" after moment of silence on House floor

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

Speaking to cameras outside the chamber, he condemned the violence and called on political leaders to use their voices. I'm just going to say state the obvious here. This is detestable what's happened. Political violence has become all too common in American society. and this is not who we are. It violates the core principles of our country, our Judeo Christian heritage, our civil society, our American way of life, and it must stop. (00:26–00:31)

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Asserts that political violence is increasingly frequent in the U.S.

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