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Jan. 13, 2026 13:27-13:31 - CSPAN
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Washington Journal Open Forum
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john mcardle
cspan 00:48
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keith ellison
01:20
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ernest ramirez
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mike bost
rep/r 00:11
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mike johnson
rep/r 00:28
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mike johnson
Again, I wouldn't get too spun up about, you know, ideas that are out of the box that are proposed or suggested.
The thing about this president is he's totally transparent, and he says often what he's thinking out loud.
This is unusual because most presidents like Biden, we couldn't get anything out of him for four years.
We didn't know what he was thinking, if he was thinking at all.
So it's jarring for some Americans to hear a president who just says, go, 24 hours a day to help the American people.
And we're working through those ideas, and that's one of them we'll work through.
Thank you.
unidentified
This afternoon, President Trump travels to Michigan to deliver remarks on the state of the U.S. economy.
Speaking from the Detroit Economic Club, you can watch it live at 2 p.m. Eastern on C-SPAN 3, C-SPAN now, our free mobile app, and online at c-span.org.
john mcardle
Timbo is in the natural state independent line.
Timbo, what topic do you want to discuss this morning?
unidentified
Hey, Big John.
Looks like the criminals won.
john mcardle
What do you mean?
ernest ramirez
Well, it looks like our wannabe fascist dictator is well on his way to achieving his goal of total control of the country, total control of the people, and now total control of the money.
This guy is out of control.
And Democrats and everybody out there, you better clip this guy's wings come Election Day.
Otherwise, he's going to run this country into the ground or he's going to start a thermonuclear war.
unidentified
And we're all going to be vaporized.
keith ellison
Have a good day.
john mcardle
That's Timbo in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Democrats can call in at 202-748-8000.
Republicans, 202-748-8001.
Independents, 202-748-8002.
Officially open forum.
And you can talk about any topics.
We mentioned the latest out of Minnesota yesterday in the land of 10,000 lakes.
It was Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison who announced a lawsuit against the federal government to stop the deployment of ICE agents in Minnesota.
Here's some of that statement.
keith ellison
And we're here to announce a lawsuit we're filing against the United States Department of Homeland Security to end the unlawful, unprecedented surge of the federal law enforcement agents into Minnesota because this has to stop.
It just has to stop.
We allege that the obvious targeting of Minnesota for our diversity, for our democracy, and our differences of opinion with the federal government is a violation of the Constitution and of federal law.
We allege that the surge's reckless impact on our schools, on our local law enforcement, is a violation of the 10th Amendment and the sovereign laws and powers of the Constitution grants to states.
We allege that DHS's use of excessive and lethal force, their warrantless racist arrests, their targeting of our courts, our churches, houses of worship, and schools are a violation of the Administrative Procedures Act on arbitrary and capricious federal actions.
And we ask that the courts will end the surge of thousands of DHS agents into Minnesota.
john mcardle
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison there announcing that lawsuit.
Back to your phone calls in open forum.
unidentified
This is Gary in We'll leave this recorded program here as the U.S. House is returning for votes.
Live coverage on C-SPAN.
mike bost
Ordering the previous question on the House Resolution 988 and adoption of the House Resolution 988, if ordered.
The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote.
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