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Mike Johnson: “You have the governor and local officials there, in some…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins Meet the Press on NBC

Published | Video Starts at 02:59

Listen, there's been tragedies in Minnesota and in Minneapolis in particular, brought about in large measure by the, the circumstances on the ground. You have the governor and local officials there, in some cases inciting violence. They're encouraging citizens to disrupt the operations of law enforcement, and it sets up a dangerous situation. They're calling for peaceful protests. Well, they are, but they're also saying to resist. (02:59–03:05)

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Asserts that the governor and local officials in Minnesota are inciting violence.

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