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Mike Johnson: “We didn't know we were funding transgender operas in Peru…”

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

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Speaker Mike Johnson live interview on The Moon Griffon Show.

Published | Video Starts at 07:49

Why? Because every time we try to do oversight, every time we request the records or even issue a subpoena, these agencies have hitting the ball. I mean, We didn't know we were funding transgender operas in Peru, in usaid. Right. I mean, obviously we would have struck all that nonsense out, but they hit it. So Elon has cracked the code, man. He is inside the agencies. (07:49–07:54)

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Asserts that USAID funds were used for transgender operas in Peru without congressional knowledge.

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