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Mike Johnson: “We cannot afford to have a far left mon Donnie, like…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins the Sean Hannity Show

Published | Video Starts at 02:51

It's not just about Tennessee's seventh district. It's about what direction we're headed as a country. Because, as you know, we have a razor thin margin. We cannot afford to have a far left mon Donnie, like, Marxist, liberal, come and represent a district from Tennessee. So we absolutely have to win this one. You said some of her crazy positions. It's even worse. I mean, not only is she for defunding the police and abolishing prisons, and she endorsed burning down police stations. (02:51–03:01)

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Asserts the importance of preventing a far-left candidate from representing Tennessee's district.

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