Speaker Johnson Issues Message To U.S. Enemies After Biden Drops 2024 Bid

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At today's House Republican leadership press briefing, Speaker Johnson shared a message for U.S. enemies after President Biden ended his bid.

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00:00Thank you, Mr. Leader, grateful to see all of you.

00:04The Republican Party is unified and energized after our convention.

00:09We're excited about this campaign because we have the answers to all the great challenges

00:13facing the country.

00:14And you've seen the momentum behind the Trump advance ticket and all of our party being

00:21excited to get out there and have this debate.

00:23This election will be about policies and not personalities.

00:27And we are delighted to line up the record of President Trump against the Biden-Harris

00:32record.

00:33It's very clear where we're going.

00:34So we're in unprecedented, very challenging times as a country because of the weak leadership

00:39out of the White House.

00:41And at this unprecedented moment, we have to be clear about exactly what happened here

00:46in the last 24 hours or so, just over 48 hours ago, just over 100 days before an election.

00:53Democrat party bosses forced Joe Biden off the ballot.

00:56They invalidated the votes of more than 14 million Americans who went through the small

01:00d democratic process and chose their nominee for president.

01:05The self-proclaimed party of democracy can't claim to be that anymore because they just

01:10steamrolled democracy and made a decision in a back room.

01:14And one thing is clear.

01:15If Joe Biden is not fit to run for president, he is not fit to run the country.

01:20We're stating the obvious.

01:21We're stating what everybody is seeing with their own eyes.

01:24And it's a hard truth, but it's one that the country has to face.

01:28Right now, we're facing altogether increased threats around the globe because of this weakness.

01:33We're facing threats right here at home, and we're sending the world a dangerous message.

01:38America needs strong, resolute leadership at this perilous moment.

01:43Joe Biden is not providing that.

01:44Kamala Harris is incapable of providing that.

01:47And we need to get November 5 here as quickly as possible.

01:52I would say this, and I've hastened to remind our enemies around the world, our adversaries

01:57around the world, that regardless of the chaos surrounding this White House, I want our adversaries

02:02to be reminded that the United States Congress, the United States military and the American

02:06people are fully prepared and committed to defend our interests both at home and abroad.

02:11And you should not mistake the drama surrounding Joe Biden as any sign of weakness or any moment

02:16of opportunity for you.

02:18Our country deserves better.

02:19I believe we'll get that after November 5th.

02:21And as I said, it can't happen.

Speaker Johnson Issues Message To U.S. Enemies After Biden Drops 2024 Bid

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