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Mike Johnson: “This shutdown is about one thing and one thing alone, Chuck…”

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BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day

Published October 20, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:04

These are objective facts. Look at what's happening. Open your eyes. It is exactly why the Chuck Schumer is pandering in this whole charade. We've explained from the very beginning, This shutdown is about one thing and one thing alone, Chuck Schumer's political survival. Now, I noted on Friday, the lead organizer of the rallies this weekend issued an open threat to Democrats. (04:04–04:10)

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Asserts that the shutdown is primarily about Chuck Schumer's political survival.

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“It is now already the longest full shutdown of all time.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 00:31-00:36
“This is the first time in history that any party has had the audacity to shut down the government over a totally clean, non partisan…”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 00:48-00:59
“When Julia Letlow was elected under very similar circumstances to fill the seat of her, her deceased husband who passed away tragically by…”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 25:49-26:04
“This will be day 20, 20 days since the Democrats recklessly shut down United States government.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 00:11-00:19
“This is now the third longest shutdown in history.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 00:25-00:29
“Democrats will have their 12th opportunity to pass the bill.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 01:49-01:54
“It is the same bill that they themselves supported just seven months ago.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 01:53-01:59
“They did it 13 times under the Biden administration.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 02:03-02:07
“Republicans have been working. We are ready.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 05:04-05:08
“We passed a responsible short term solution to keep the government open.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 05:10-05:14
“Republicans are completely united on that front.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 05:20-05:23
“Every day that the government is shut down, it is a danger to the American people.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 21:00-21:05
“We are in a nuclear arms race with adversaries right now.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 21:04-21:09
“The President uses social media to make the point. You can argue he's probably the most effective person who's ever used social media for…”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 22:28-22:37
“The Pelosi president extends, even precedent extends even further because when Pat Ryan and Joe Sempolinski were elected during an August…”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 26:05-26:24
“Rep. Rohalba won her race in I think it was the last week of September after we had already gone out of session.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 26:20-26:34
“I found out this morning that the person who runs that office and the chief administrative office is on furlough because they voted to shut…”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 27:33-27:42
“The appropriators have been doing great work. They're continuing to work even during the shutdown.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 28:13-28:19
“We passed 12 separate appropriations bills through the House committee.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 28:40-28:44
“Three of them [appropriations bills] off the House floor, three bills off the Senate floor.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 28:44-28:48
“We have to rebuild the muscle memory for a regular order because that is how we serve as good stewards of the American taxpayers.”
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Lashes Out At Democrats As The Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 28:51-29:00