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

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Speaker Johnson Joins Meet The Press

Published March 2, 2025 | Video Starts at 06:30

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. But we need these parties to, to go along with this. (06:30–06:38)

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Asserts that Trump's leadership has restored strength to the White House.

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