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Johnson Says Republicans Will Retake House in 2028 After Projected Democratic Win

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans will retake the House in two years after ABC News projected that Democrats will take control of the chamber.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson made remarks after ABC News projected that Democrats will win enough seats to take control of the House, according to an ABC News video report. The summary of that video does not state what Johnson said or give a count of seats.

The Hill reported in a report by Tara Suter that Johnson said Wednesday he believes Republicans will take back the House in two years, despite what the outlet described as a Democratic blowout in this year's midterm elections. According to The Hill, Johnson said, "This Democrat House majority will be led by the most radical and extreme leftists in American history."

The Hill's summary also says Johnson stated that Republicans will never stop fighting to defend the Constitution, but the summary ends partway through that sentence, so the rest of his comments is not available in the material provided.

ABC News and The Hill do not establish whether the remarks ABC News described and the comments The Hill reported are the same. ABC News's summary places Johnson's remarks after its projection, while The Hill's summary dates its account to Wednesday without tying it to that projection.

Neither summary gives a final count of House seats or the size of the Democratic gains. The Hill's description of a Democratic blowout is its own characterization, and the summary does not include figures to support it. The ABC News summary also does not describe the basis for its projection.

Taken together, ABC News and The Hill report that Democrats are projected to take control of the House, and that Johnson expects Republicans to regain the chamber in two years.

Sources: ABC News: WATCH: House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks after Democrats projected to take control of House; The Hill: Johnson: GOP will take back House in 2028, ‘finish the job’.

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