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Mike Johnson: “Republicans were going to gut Medicaid. It's just simply not…”

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

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Press Conference on President Trump's First 100 Days and Legislative Agenda

Published | Video Starts at 28:39

Do not believe the lies the Democrat Party has said. We had their ads taken down, okay? They were running ads around the country and in swing districts trying to convince people that Republicans were going to gut Medicaid. It's just simply not true. And that's why their ads and billboards had to come down. We sent them a cease and desist letter because we pointed out they were lying. (28:39–28:44)

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Asserts that Republicans are not planning to cut Medicaid.

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