‘They’re Gonna Vote on It’: John Berman Gives Terse Reply to Speaker Johnson for Claiming California Republicans Are Being ‘Disenfranchised’

Michael Luciano Aug 29th, 2025, 6:59 pm

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) overstated the number of Republican voters in California during a discussion about congressional redistricting, to the tune of several million, who, he said, are being “disenfranchised.”

Johnson appeared on Friday’s , where he discussed Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to redraw California’s congressional maps in response to a rare mid-decade redistricting by Republicans in Texas. President Donald Trump supported the Texas measure, which creates five more favorable districts for Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Newsom and California Democrats are seeking to

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