Mike Johnson: “We're not into nation building.”

“We have to keep Americans safe. And that's what this is about. Mike, are, do we have plans to help the Iranian people rebuild their own government? We're not into nation building. you know, we don't. That's not. I think the American people don't have the appetite for that. We don't have the resources. We've got enough on our hands on our own plates here.” (03:12–03:14)

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