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Mike Johnson: “They kidnapped 250 people [on October 7th].”

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

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Livestream: Speaker Johnson Shutdown Press Conference Day 7

Published | Video Starts at 03:05

It's unspeakable. And I won't go into the gross detail of what happened, but it was just terribly, terribly tragic. And then, of course, They kidnapped 250 people [on October 7th]. It was the darkest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. These are objective facts. And right now there are people protesting against Israel for fighting a war to defend their people and their homeland. (03:05–03:09)

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