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Mike Johnson: “Social media, the 24 hour news cycle and cameras in every…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins on Balance with Leland Vittert on NewsNation

Published | Video Starts at 09:56

And almost back to what we saw with the McCarthy hearings in the 50s, that it is no longer about oversight. You know, we hear that concern a lot and I share it. Look, I think Social media, the 24 hour news cycle and cameras in every proceeding of Congress...members who are performing for the cameras. there, but there's also some downsides to it. And what you have is members who are performing for the cameras so they can get a clip to share on social media and get likes and raise money. (09:56–10:08)

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