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Mike Johnson: “I do not trust Vladimir Putin. He is not an honest broker in…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins John Berman on CNN News Central

Published | Video Starts at 03:46

Do you think if Congress passed its own sanctions, it might put pressure on Russia to act in ways that President Trump hasn't been able to get them to? It may come to that, and I'm in favor of that. We do not trust. I do not trust Vladimir Putin. He is not an honest broker in this isn't a former KGB operative. He is the aggressor here. There's no question about that. And he must be dealt with accordingly. So we'll see how this goes. (03:46–03:53)

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Asserts distrust in Vladimir Putin, labeling him as a former KGB operative and not an honest broker.

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