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Martin Pengelly in Washington

Johnson pleads for decorum from Republicans at Biden State of the Union

The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, reportedly told colleagues: ‘Decorum is the order of the day.’
The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, reportedly told colleagues: ‘Decorum is the order of the day.’ Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the US House, reportedly pleaded with his party to show “decorum” on Thursday, when Joe Biden comes to the chamber to deliver his State of the Union address.

“Decorum is the order of the day,” Johnson said, according to an unnamed Republican who attended a closed-door event on Capitol Hill on Wednesday and was quoted by the Hill.

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