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Mike Johnson Breaks With Trump, Calls Putin a 'Threat to America,' Warns of New Axis Forming on President's Watch [View all]

Source: Daily Boulder

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) publicly distanced himself from President Donald Trump on Sunday, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “threat to America” and warning of a dangerous new alliance forming between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea—what he described as a “new Axis” of hostile nations.

In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Johnson firmly stated, “I think Vladimir Putin is an old-school communist, a former KGB agent, and he’s not to be trusted and he is dangerous.” He added that these nations, including Russia, are aligning against the U.S. and that the situation under Trump’s watch could lead to severe consequences. “Let’s be crystal clear about that,” Johnson emphasized.

Johnson’s remarks followed a heated exchange in the Oval Office on Friday, where Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Vice President Vance clashed over U.S. support for Ukraine. Trump has been calling for an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine, but his warming relationship with Putin has raised concerns among some Republicans. Trump’s comments on Truth Social, accusing Zelensky of not being ready for peace, further spotlighted the growing divide between him and other members of his party.

While Trump has tried to play the role of a peacemaker, Johnson made it clear that he does not agree with Trump’s approach, especially regarding Putin. He expressed skepticism about relying on Putin’s promises, stating, “You have to have both parties at the table. To do that, you have to negotiate with both parties, and there has to be a willingness on both sides to bring it to an end.” Johnson underscored that Putin’s past actions show he is a threat to the U.S. and that America must be cautious in trusting him.

Read more: https://dailyboulder.com/mike-johnson-breaks-with-trump-calls-putin-a-threat-to-america-warns-of-new-axis-forming-on-presidents-watch/

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Mike Johnson Breaks With Trump, Calls Putin a 'Threat to America,' Warns of New Axis Forming on President's Watch [View all] NJCher Mar 2 OP

He is about to get scolded and reprimanded by the felon liberal N proud Mar 2 #1

Hell, this is more like bluestarone Mar 2 #11

A well funded primary challenger at the very least Attilatheblond Mar 2 #64

Another L Graham ... Lovie777 Mar 2 #27

My thoughts exactly DENVERPOPS Mar 2 #88

Come on Johnson. Go give it a big smooch. You know you want to! GreenWave Mar 2 #41

And he will immediately apologize to the piece of shit. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2 #80

If he has the same opinion tomorrow morning, we may be seeing something of value . . . Journeyman Mar 2 #2

Regardless, he'll give tRump a standing ovation on Tuesday night. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2 #37

I think you hit the nail on the head. lark Mar 2 #39

If he holds these opinions for more than 25 hours BonnieJW Mar 2 #73

This orangecrush Mar 2 #85

Wow! BaronChocula Mar 2 #3

There may be big players involved behind the scenes delisen Mar 2 #14

That would also be a break UpInArms Mar 2 #19

Yes. Thiel's Palantir also contracts security with UK delisen Mar 2 #25

"Possibly markodochartaigh Mar 2 #56

Would not surprise me in the least ... nt TBF Mar 3 #121

in keeping with that, here is what Johnson said about NJCher Mar 3 #94

Beat me to it. FalloutShelter Mar 2 #30

Wow. I never thought this would happen. Maybe livetohike Mar 2 #4

You know he will be getting an angry and threatening phone call from the orange mafia monster by tommorow kimbutgar Mar 2 #5

Oh I want to be hopeful that this might lead to some real Marie Marie Mar 2 #6

The orange claudette Mar 2 #7

I think TSF okayed MAGA Mike poli-junkie Mar 2 #8

Smells like Melanie's pro-choice utterances before the election not fooled Mar 3 #112

I take this to mean fast onset dementia is on the horizon bucolic_frolic Mar 2 #9

This is surprising. He needs to lead an impeachment Qutzupalotl Mar 2 #10

He'd love for Trump and Vance to be impeached (& convicted). Then he'd be president. (n/t) thesquanderer Mar 2 #61

Right. Unlikely, and not much of an improvement, Qutzupalotl Mar 2 #62

This is from the Onion, right? jls4561 Mar 2 #12

That was my first thought The Madcap Mar 2 #31

If Johnson is ditching trump, then trump's in trouble. Hope so. (nt) Paladin Mar 2 #13

They are screwed. They have to choose between their constituents and Trusk. Blasphemer Mar 2 #35

You forget who's actually backing Johnson... it's not necessarily slightlv Mar 2 #52

I thought I was the only one thinking the end game was Putin taking over the US. NH Ethylene Mar 2 #71

I've posted several times how I think the USA will be repopulated... ananda Mar 3 #93

Yippers... they're sure working hard at it. slightlv Mar 3 #101

Hmm. If only they had a 5 million dollar johnnyfins Mar 3 #125

Doubt it. Performative BS. Trying to let a little steam out of the pressure cooker. nt wiggs Mar 2 #42

I just hope Johnson steps over the line, one time too many. Paladin Mar 2 #55

Those really in charge are calling the shots. Good! Nt Quixote1818 Mar 3 #128

Johnson bdamomma Mar 2 #15

I'm thinking he is playing patsy Skittles Mar 3 #109

He's flip-flopping around like a Louisiana crawfish BumRushDaShow Mar 2 #16

I have my Lil' Marko "apology for how I acted" stopwatch running right now.... Bengus81 Mar 2 #23

Maga Mike iniitally started out excoriating and insulting Zelenskyy BumRushDaShow Mar 2 #38

Wow? Can it be true? Lulu KC Mar 2 #17

Its like having a cartoon character join our side. milestogo Mar 2 #18

He is trying to make himself look presidential. bob4460 Mar 2 #20

Umm, Mike, we're now part of that axis. paleotn Mar 2 #21

Mike getting scolded by Dump in 3, 2, 1.... sakabatou Mar 2 #22

Dump might make an exception this time, dispense with the niceties, and go right to the visit Judi Lynn Mar 2 #54

Though I agree with him, I'm impatiently awaiting his Auto-da-f wolfie001 Mar 2 #24

I don't know, Mike Johnson calling Putin an "old-school communist"? FakeNoose Mar 2 #26

Yeah, Putin is NO communist. Just a regular despot with big bucks Attilatheblond Mar 2 #67

Yep - we've taught them all about the joys of capitalism FakeNoose Mar 2 #83

This isn't The Onion? Native Mar 2 #28

I was Codifer Mar 2 #47

Well let's give it 48 hours Raven123 Mar 2 #29

kabuki theater FirstLight Mar 2 #32

He did? creon Mar 2 #33

Standing ovation Mz Pip Mar 2 #34

Wow DENVERPOPS Mar 2 #36

Sounds like somebody got a call from defense contractors telling him to keep the money flowing. In this case, that's a artemisia1 Mar 2 #40

He is talking out of both sides of his mouth. JohnSJ Mar 2 #43

+1 dalton99a Mar 3 #95

Oh my, did they drop? Buddyzbuddy Mar 2 #44

Interesting, sounds contradictory to this: Johnson says Zelenskyy may need to resign Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2 #45

Pres Dump is trying to make the US part of the new axis of evil mdbl Mar 2 #46

Let's see what he says by Tuesday Hekate Mar 2 #48

How big of him. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2 #49

Hmmmm. notinkansas Mar 2 #50

I thought this was the Onion.😂 bamagal62 Mar 2 #51

Putin in not any school of Communist, old or otherwise. Oligarch, kleptocrat, autocrat, dictator... ToxMarz Mar 2 #53

war criminal is another. Justice matters. Mar 2 #60

How does he keep track of his kacekwl Mar 2 #57

This may have ramifications in at least part of the rest of the House. Prairie_Seagull Mar 2 #58

huff po is reporting he is among those calling for his (Zelenskys) ouster AmandaRuth Mar 2 #59

He talks out of both sides of his mouth. CanonRay Mar 2 #63

Let's hold off on bashing Mikie for a couple of days. This may be significant or just more of the same. flashman13 Mar 2 #65

MIKE , MIKE, MIKE, ...WHAT day is it?? YoshidaYui Mar 2 #66

This article Rainman4u2C Mar 2 #68

First of all NJCher Mar 2 #79

Thank you Rainman4u2C Mar 4 #133

Mike Johnson Is A Fascist Turd Gestated In Trump's Septic Bowels And Shat Out Of His Prolapsed Gaping Asshole MayReasonRule Mar 4 #132

One of two things will happen real soon. patphil Mar 2 #69

Speaker Johnson says Zelenskyy may have to resign after fiery Oval Office meeting Galraedia Mar 2 #70

The sky is blue, and water is wet Pototan Mar 2 #72

He's a Republican. Republicans lie. It's what they do. It's who they are. hatrack Mar 2 #74

Better not go close to any windows.. Playingmantis Mar 2 #75

I thought this was important, when I first saw it. elleng Mar 2 #76

It is important NJCher Mar 2 #89

Post removed Post removed Mar 2 #77

Mike you know what you have to do for the good of the country Blues Heron Mar 2 #78

Expect a mewling doublespeak backtrack to placate The Dotard soon. RockRaven Mar 2 #81

Is this the onion? Iris Mar 2 #82

FAFO applegrove Mar 2 #84

The irony here is that soldierant Mar 2 #86

Did any of you check the site?. cachukis Mar 2 #87

nope, nope, nopity nope NJCher Mar 3 #91

Have found the Daily Boulder questionable. cachukis Mar 3 #116

Mike: You can give your heart to Jesus usonian Mar 2 #90

Mike the Magician BidenRocks Mar 3 #92

Putin will address a joint session of Congress probably later this year and Johnson will clap dalton99a Mar 3 #96

Johnson has backed asset forfeiture from Russia as late as last year NJCher Mar 3 #97

Defense contractors are huge donors IbogaProject Mar 3 #98

yep NJCher Mar 3 #100

This Caught Me Flatfooted DallasNE Mar 3 #99

I don't believe a word that comes out of ANY Republican's mouth. ReRe Mar 3 #102

see post NJCher Mar 3 #103

There you go. ReRe Mar 3 #106

At first I thought this was from The Onion nt timvrip Mar 3 #104

Johnson SuzyandPuffpuff Mar 3 #105

Cannot believe it.. ellise Mar 3 #107

grow a pair of what? Skittles Mar 3 #110

Dodgy, stitched-up article from a questionable source. It takes a few snippets of real quotes then falsely frames them. Celerity Mar 3 #108

These points have already been made NJCher Mar 3 #111

Post 68 did not go into any detail. I gave the entire transcript from the start until they finished discussing Putin and Celerity Mar 3 #113

You can't dismiss the fact NJCher Mar 3 #114

I do not have to 'look deeper' as I have read the entire transcript AND watched the full video, neither of which show Celerity Mar 3 #115

And this NJCher Mar 3 #117

It is not thinking error from my end whatsoever. Your OP's article source pushes a false quote and problematic framing. Celerity Mar 3 #120

I think you don't understand NJCher Mar 3 #122

The Daily Boulder isn't a reputable source, nor is it a mainstream source. Celerity Mar 3 #123

Johnson obviously remembered what Dick Cheney taught him to sing in Kindergarten: DFW Mar 3 #118

Lying for Jesus! travelingthrulife Mar 3 #119

Christian Nationalists versus Billionaire Tech guys. pandr32 Mar 3 #124

trump and vance have isolated themselves LuvLoogie Mar 3 #126

So Trump is not calling the shots. Someone in the background with a lot of money is nt Quixote1818 Mar 3 #127

This is the POS who said: "The videos you saw of the town halls were for paid protesters... red dog 1 Mar 3 #129

Bullshit pipedream. I don't believe it for a second. K&R, nt. druidity33 Mar 3 #130

So Johnson and his religious radicals don't want to convert to Russian Orthodox? SupportSanity Mar 4 #131