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Mike Johnson: “We only have 53 Republicans in the Senate. We must have…”

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

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Published October 6, 2025 | Video Starts at 09:36

Do you see how blaming Democrats might ring hollow to them? No. Because everybody who studies civics knows you've got to have 60 votes in the Senate. We only have 53 Republicans in the Senate. We must have Democrats to do it now. You know, three of them have already come over. Well, two Democrats and an Independent who caucuses with the Democrats. We're hoping that five more suddenly wake up and say, this doesn't make sense. (09:36–09:42)

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Asserts that Republicans need Democratic support in the Senate due to having only 53 Republican senators.

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