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Mike Johnson: “TSA agents. You know, the troops won't be paid. They have to…”

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

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Mike Johnson on Trump telling military to use US cities as 'training grounds'

Published | Video Starts at 03:38

That's what's driving this agenda, and it's harming real American people. You said at the outset how many people will be unpaid. Many people will lose their jobs over this. TSA agents. You know, the troops won't be paid. They have to go to work. They won't be paid because Chuck Schumer wants to play political games with a nonpartisan continuing resolution to keep government operating. The President also said at the Pentagon yesterday that he wants American cities to be used as training grounds for the American military. (03:38–03:50)

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Asserts that TSA agents and troops won't be paid due to Schumer's actions.

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