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House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not have used the word but suggested Trump's reaction was spontaneous.

Walz condemned Trump's language and his characterization of Minnesota's Somali community.

Trump later doubled down on his comments to reporters, questioning if they had a problem with his language.

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared a bit flummoxed when a reporter asked him on Dec. 2 for his thoughts on President Donald Trump 's recent use of the R-word to describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz .

Trump used the slur in a Truth Social social media post on Thanksgiving while accusing the governor of letting "refugees from Somalia" take over the state and commit fraud. When asked by reporters three days later about the word, Trump responded, "Do you have a

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