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Mike Johnson: “President Trump is trying to get these two parties to a…”

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Speaker Johnson Joins Meet The Press

Published March 2, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:53

It ended with this Oval Office confrontation with Zelensky. Is President Trump realigning the United States with Russia here? No. President Trump is trying to get these two parties to a point of peace. And it takes certain maneuvers and certain strategies to do that. You have two parties who, to this point have not shown any interest, apparently, in getting to peace. (03:53–03:58)

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Asserts that Trump is working towards peace between Ukraine and Russia.

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