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Pedro Camacho

Mike Johnson Says He Was 'This Close' to Removing Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib for Heckling Trump During SOTU

Speaker of the House of Rep. Mike Johnson claimed he has a plan for avoiding a government shutdown. (Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was "this close" to ordering Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib escorted off the House floor during President Trump's State of the Union address due to their heckling.

"I mean, the antics were outrageous," Johnson told Fox News on Tuesday. "I came about this close from banging the gavel and having them escorted off the floor. But the president handled it very well. And I thought, you know, let them put that on display."

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