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Congressman Rob Wittman Fakes Phone Call To Dodge Question About ‘Mike Johnson’s Secret Plan’

Wittman held a phone to his ear for about 90 seconds as a reporter pressed him on Johnson’s Social Security remarks, a video showed.

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Screenshot via X/@MeidasTouch Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) faked a phone call for over a minute to dodge a question about House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) recent comments on Social Security. Johnson claimed in an interview with a Louisiana radio station on Monday that Republicans needed to address government spending by changing entitlements. “The reason we are in trouble is because over 74 percent of federal spending is on autopilot, mandatory sp…
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DCCC broke the news on Monday, June 8, 2026.
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