(24 Jun 2025)
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Washington DC – 24 June 2025
1. Cutaway of House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders walking in for press conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House:
"It was President Trump who did more than talk. He acted. It was long overdue. And his decisive action, which will weaken the vulnerable Iran, that gives them no other choice than to come to the table, which they refuse to do in good faith before. The president secured a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in spite of the temporary disruption this morning, we believe that will hold. Peace in the Middle East has never been closer within our grasp. And that is something that we should all embrace and applaud. We were heartened to see even people on the other side of the aisle, right thinking, common sense folks saying that this was the right move."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House:
"The ceasefire was strategy but it was very real. I spoke to the president this morning, right before Air Force One took off on the tarmac. He’s headed over to the NATO meeting, as you all know. And, we talked about his frustration with the temporary disruption in the ceasefire overnight. And he told me he had just spoken to Prime Minister Netanyahu and encouraged him not to retaliate in any way. And I think that request has been heeded. I told the president that I would immediately echo the same sentiment to my counterpart over there and my good friend, Speaker Ohana of the Knesset. I did that. I believe that Israel and the United States are more calm and harmonious, and that unified front and that common goal is what is going to maintain peace."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House:
"Regarding the presidential authority, now, naturally, folks, naturally, we’ve got some Democrats here on Capitol Hill who they have like allergic knee jerk reaction to anything that President Trump does, no matter how noble it is. And they, they, of course, are opposed to his latest work to make Americans safer and bring peace in the Middle East, if you can imagine that. Some have even called for his impeachment over this. It is absolutely outrageous. It would be comical if it were not so serious and stupid. Let me be clear and be as clear as possible. The strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities were clearly within President Trump’s articles and powers as commander in chief. It shouldn’t even be a dispute."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House:
"The bottom line is the commander in chief is the president. The military reports to the president and the person empowered to act on the nation’s behalf is the president. The last few days have unfolded exactly as the law outlines and as history has demonstrated, and as the framers of the Constitution intended. I’m convinced of that."
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House:
"Look, the reason that the ceasefire is fragile is because you have Iran as one of the parties, and they have demonstrated for us over the decades that they are not to be trusted. You know, Ronald Reagan said, trust but verify. We’re now in a posture where we’re verifying then we trust, okay? And that’s where we are. They have not been truthful over the years. They have not been reliable for their word. And they have in many, so many ways been an irrational actor on the world stage. So it’s fragile just because of the parties involved."
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