Speaker Mike Johnson told attendees at a convention in Dallas that they cannot and will not allow Democrats to take the majority in Congress.
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Letters from an AmericanSep 13, 2026
Multiple sources quote Johnson at the Dallas Republican midterm convention on September 10, 2026 saying 'We cannot and will not allow them to take the majority in Congress,' matching the claim's substance. Johnson's own office published the remarks, and several outlets carried the same quote, though the tier-1 AP and FactCheck.org snippets do not show the quote itself.
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… And at that point, how would the current Supreme Court answer the question: Is the United States of America a democracy in which we, the people, elect our representatives to the Congress and to the presidency, or is it not? As if to illustrate Ludwig's warning, how Speaker Johnson told attendees at Trump's convention in Dallas on Thursday, "We cannot and will not allow them to take the majority in Congress. We're not gonna do it." Trump's attempt to use the United States Postal Service to screen mail-in voting has recently had a test run. …
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Supports. Johnson's own office published his closing-night remarks at the 2026 Midterm Convention in Dallas, quoting him: 'We cannot, and we will not, allow them to take the majority in Congress.'[3]
Supports. Idaho Capital Sun and Miami Times, both reporting the Thursday night close of the Dallas convention, quote Johnson as saying 'We cannot and will not allow them to take the majority of the Congress.'[4][5]
Supports. The Butler Eagle reports Johnson saying 'We cannot and we will not allow them to take the majority in Congress' at the Dallas convention's second and final night.[6]
Context. The AP and FactCheck.org coverage of the Dallas convention confirms Johnson spoke there, but the visible excerpts do not include this specific quote; the Fox News-sourced report carried by Joe.My.God is secondhand.[1][2][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 5 not rated
- 1Trump and Vance team up at GOP convention as party ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2FactChecking Day Two of the GOP Midterm Conventionfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Speaker Johnson To Midterm Convention: Republicans are ...mikejohnsonforlouisiana.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Republicans close out GOP midterm convention vowing to keep control of Congress • Idaho Capital Sunidahocapitalsun.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Republicans close out GOP midterm convention vowing to keep control of Congressmiamitimesonline.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6JD Vance takes center stage at Republican convention as party faces midterm risksbutlereagle.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Johnson: “We Won’t Allow Dems To Take The Majority”joemygod.com · not rated · cited for: context
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