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Mike Johnson: “President Trump and Republicans in Congress have been very…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Delivers Remarks at House Leadership Press Conference

Published | Video Starts at 05:35

If you rape and murder and abduct innocent civilians and then cause enough suffering among your own people in the free world will somehow reward you with international legitimacy. We can't do that. And I can tell you that President Trump and Republicans in Congress have been very clear that rewarding the carnage that took place on October 7th is a non starter. It's unacceptable with regard to government funding. Very quickly and then we'll take questions. House Republicans continue to work through regular order to fund the government for FY26 for the next fiscal year. (05:35–05:44)

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