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Mike Johnson: “After the Afghanistan, the abject failure that, that was…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

Speaker Johnson on the Rosenberg Report

Published July 31, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:33

This is, this is the exact opposite in my view. Sure, we reestablished American strength and dominance again. And After the Afghanistan, the abject failure that, that was, the debacle, the total lack of leadership, we were on our heels in terms of our standing around the world. Our allies were, even our allies were doubting us in so many ways. And then President Trump comes in and reasserts American strength. (07:33–07:44)

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Asserts that the Afghanistan withdrawal was a failure and affected U.S. global standing.

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