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Mike Johnson: “There's 13 House Democrats sitting in districts that Trump…”

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Published November 5, 2025 | Video Starts at 12:25

I think we got a favorable map situation. Even as I mentioned, even before redistricting battle started, the current ones, we already had a lopsided map way in our favor. There's 13 House Democrats sitting in districts that Trump won this morning. There's only three House Republicans sitting in common Harris districts. The third reason I'm so optimistic is that the Democrat Party is flailing, okay? (12:25–12:30)

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Asserts that 13 House Democrats are in districts won by Trump.

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