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Mike Johnson: “This is the modern Democrat Party. Instead of a caucus wide…”

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

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But because President Trump took action, as was noted earlier, they're now critical of it. They're going to cut off their own nose despite their face. This is the modern Democrat Party. Instead of a caucus wide therapy session, how about Democrats acknowledge that it's fundamentally good thing for freedom loving people around the world that Maduro is gone. And I want to reiterate what I said following our Gang of Eight briefing yesterday, which was the 20th such briefing by the Trump administration to Congress regarding Venezuela. (41:28–41:39)

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Asserts that the Democratic Party should acknowledge the positive impact of Maduro's removal.

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