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House Speaker Mike Johnson demanded Democrats follow "common sense" on Sunday during an interview on CNN, as he explained President Donald Trump 's plans to meet with congressional leadership as a potential government shutdown looms.

"I had a long talk with the president yesterday, Jake. And, you know, he feels the same way that I do about this. He‘s always open to discussion, but he wants to operate in good faith. So he decided to bring us all in. He wants to talk with Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries and just try to convince them to follow common sense and do what’s right by the American people," Johnson said during CNN's "State of the Union," hosted by Jake Tapper.

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