Exclusive: House Speaker Mike Johnson on Iran, the DHS Shutdown, and the Midterms

The Bret Baier Podcast

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🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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As midterms approach, House Speaker Mike Johnson joined Bret to discuss a GOP leadership facing Senate gridlock over Voter ID and a global economy reeling from shipping route closures. In this interview, Johnson explains the Democratic opposition to the SAVE Act and the path forward for DHS funding. He also weighs in on the Iran conflict's economic fallout, the possibility of "boots on the ground," and his confidence in holding the House majority. This interview first aired Thursday, 3/26/26, on Special Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:44.5	Good evening from Washington. I'm Brett Bear. We're coming to tonight from Capitol Hill. We're on the
0:49.2	Speaker's ceremonial balcony. And in just a moment, we'll have an in-depth exclusive interview with
0:54.5	House Speaker Mike Johnson will discuss the Iran conflict, the fight over Homeland Security
0:59.1	funding, those long TSA screening lines and the upcoming midterm campaign.
1:04.2	We had to cut out the cancer.
1:06.1	The cancer was Iran with a nuclear weapon and And we've cut it out.
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