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ABC News reports:
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declined to definitively answer questions on Republican rhetoric surrounding the election and the results of the 2020 race as former President Donald Trump ramps up attacks on Democrats a month before Election Day.
Johnson, in an interview with “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos, refused to call out rhetoric from Trump and his family alleging that two assassination attempts against him were sparked by Democrats, claims made without evidence.
“We need to all look at these things in full context. What they’re referring to, though, is the absolute open attacks that have been engaged by Democrats against President Trump since the day he came down that golden escalator in 2016,” Johnson said.
Read the full article. In the first clip below, Stephanopoulos tears into Johnson after playing the Eric Trump clip. “You just saw it, sir!” Watch it.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Eric Trump actually did specifically reference Democrats. He said, ‘They tried to kill him. And it’s because the Democratic Party, they can’t do anything right.’ Do you support those comments or not?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don’t know what Eric was saying because I only… pic.twitter.com/c6SnVQaTls
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 6, 2024
STEPHANOPOULOS: Can you say unequivocally that Joe Biden won the 2020 election and Trump lost?
MIKE JOHNSON: See, this is the game that is always played by mainstream media with mainstream Republicans. It’s a gotcha game.
STEPHANOPOULOS: So like Vance, you can’t say… pic.twitter.com/0vFnZHi4a3
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 6, 2024
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you agree with Trump that the only way he loses is if the Democrats cheat?
MIKE JOHNSON: *sigh* Trump is gonna win pic.twitter.com/cPBGyFUpF1
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 6, 2024