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Mike Johnson says big changes by DOGE, Trump administration will ‘ruffle some feathers’ at presser

Published February 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:43

I don't. I don't think he can back up a single thing he said. What we're doing is delivering on the mandate that the American people gave us. Remember, President Trump got 77 million popular votes and the House Republicans got 74.8 million. It's the highest popular vote total that we've ever received in House Republican. The House Republicans in this chamber. And we are executing on that mandate. (05:43–05:48)

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“President Trump is delivering on his promises, he's delivering on the agenda.”
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“President Trump is delivering on his promises, he's delivering on the agenda.”
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“A new CBS poll that came out said 7 in 10 Americans believe President Trump is doing what he said he would do.”
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