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Mike Johnson: “Some of these blue state governors and cities have just…”

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Published February 11, 2026 | Video Starts at 14:11

I think what's happened in Minnesota is just the tip of the iceberg. We're now there's now audits going on in California. I think Some of these blue state governors and cities have just wasted and abused taxpayer dollars. and we might need to bring some legislation forward to do that. We're not going to get any Democrats to help us. (14:11–14:17)

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Asserts that certain blue state governors and cities have misused taxpayer funds.

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