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Mike Johnson: “You cannot maintain a constitutional republic unless you…”

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

House Leadership, Angel Families, and Law Enforcement Applaud Passage of Secure America Act

Published June 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 42:24

But what he was saying is in comparison to ensuring election integrity, which is, which is now represented by the Save America act, nothing is as important because You cannot maintain a constitutional republic unless you have free and fair elections. A government of, by and for the people is ultimately and foundationally dependent upon that. That's what the President is saying. We all agree with that and by the way, so did the American people. (42:24–42:29)

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