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Mike Johnson: “We are re-exerting peace through strength.”

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

I mean, it's up to the Ukrainians to figure that out. But I can tell you that we are, We are re-exerting peace through strength. President Trump has brought back strength to the White House. We knew that this moment would come. We worked hard for it to come, and now it's here. (06:30–06:35)

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Asserts that the U.S. is promoting peace through a show of strength.

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