Mike Johnson Breaks With Trump, Calls Putin a 'Threat to America,' Warns of New Axis Forming on President's Watch
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.
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which is why I was actually shocked that he reversed himself. 
If he keeps it up....
C'mon donald dump, you can't just let him get away with that, right? 
What's going on there? Putin is clearly NOT a communist of any stripe, and he's arguably one of the wealthiest men EVER to live on this planet. Johnson is correct in saying that Putin is not to be trusted, and he's very dangerous.
Maybe Johnson is having trouble thinking of a mean thing to call Putin that wouldn't be edited by the TV journalists and newspaper editors. I don't know. I'd rather see Johnson go after Chump straight out, like he deserves to be attacked. Johnson could do a lot more in that department if he really wanted to raise holy hell.
Seems like ol' Mike must be hearing from a lot of angry people in Louisiana. That's how democracy works, Mike! Sooner or later you have to answer to the voters who put you in office.
... and they're hooked. I wish we had put more effort into teaching about democracy.
Looks like I wasn't the only one, who did.
Important GOOD, or BAD? 
but your ass belongs to Trump.
Especially the charge of being asleep at the wheel. Here is Churchhill from 1938 and it is as true today as it was back then.
Johnson was not critical of Trump to any real degree. He was kissing his arse over and over.
full video here:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/02/politics/video/sotu-speaker-johnson-says-putin-is-agressor-in-ukraine-war
Murkowski is the one who called Putin a threat to America, not Johnson. The article is misinfo there.
Here is the full transcipt when they discuss Ukraine:
https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/sotu/date/2025-03-02/segment/01
this past week. The fallout is absolutely continuing. And we saw the shouting match between the president of the United States, the vice president of the United States, and also the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
And it left Zelenskyy's war-torn country in limbo, at an impasse with its most powerful ally, the United States while global friends and foes race to adjust to the new reality under President Trump, a transactional America first foreign policy that may cast aside longstanding alliances.
In two days, President Trump will address a joint session of Congress six weeks into his norm-shattering second term.
Here with me now is the speaker of the House, Mike Johnson.
Thank you so much for being here, sir.
You said that what we witnessed in the Oval Office was an American president putting America first. What does America first mean to you? Does it mean that America's role in the world is no longer to support democracies when threatened with tyranny?
I have always considered myself a Reagan Republican. I believe in the idea that he used to articulate well that, after World War II, America had a very certain responsibility. We're the last great superpower on the planet. It's very important that we maintain that status.
But we cannot maintain that status unless we maintain our own strength. And we achieve peace through strength. That was also a Reagan doctrine. So, what President Trump is doing is restoring that principle. He is a strong hand returned to the White House in a very perilous time on the world stage.
We have to bring about an end to this war in Ukraine. Putin is the aggressor. It is an unjust war. We have been crystal clear about that. But now is the time to bring it to an end. And what President Trump was trying to do in the Oval Office when Zelenskyy acted so inappropriately, in my view, was to offer them an agreement that would be a win-win-win across the board.
The mineral rights agreement is a fantastic solution to bring about an end to this conflict. And I would have hoped that President Zelenskyy would have understood that and showed some gratitude.
She said -- quote -- "I know foreign policy is not for the faint of heart, but, right now, I'm sick to my stomach as the administration appears to be walking away from our allies and embracing Putin, a threat to democracy and U.S. values around the world."
I want you to respond to that. And, also, you just said very clearly that Vladimir Putin and Russia, they are the aggressors. We have not heard that from President Trump recently.
The person who walked away from the table yesterday was President Zelenskyy. I mean, I -- look, I have been involved in a lot of bilateral meetings like this with heads of state and dignitaries. There's a certain protocol to these events.
But for him to act as he did was rather shocking to everyone. I mean, President Zelenskyy, instead of showing gratitude, he interrupted and berated his hosts at a very perilous time for his country. He should have been anxious, I think, to enter into this agreement.
Think of it. The mental rights agreement would be a win-win for both countries. It would give us an economic interest there, and everyone around the world knows that America will always defend our interest and our people. It would have -- we would have created an economic partnership with Ukraine at a time when it needs to be reemerging.
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And I think it's a big mistake, and I hope he changes his mind, because we have got to bring an end to this conflict.
But his concern was the security risk that Ukraine is under. And he doesn't feel confident that anybody should trust Vladimir Putin.
Do you think that President Trump should be trusting Vladimir Putin?
I mean, he is trying to be the change agent to breaker -- to broker a peace and an end to this conflict. And 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.
Now do you think the United States should halt military assistance to Ukraine?
The whole idea behind it was to hold the line to eliminate the deaths of women and children and innocent people in their country until President Trump could return to the Oval Office. I was convinced that that was going to happen and that he would be the one that was powerful enough, strong enough on the world stage to bring both parties to the table.
That is exactly the moment that we are in now. The plan worked, but now Zelenskyy has to follow through. And the fact that he acted as he did, I think, was a great disappointment. I hope it's not the end of it.
What is your view of Vladimir Putin?
The way I view this is that China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are engaged in a new axis, axis powers, and they are not on America's side. Let's be crystal clear about that. You have to walk circumspectly in these perilous times on the world stage.
But America is back. America is strong again.
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-daily-boulder-bias/
Ukraine, which clearly exposes the questionable source's fast and loose false framing.
I also gave a link (as did post 68, that is all that poster did) to the entire video and the entire transcript.
The article is misleading and gives too much credit overall to Speaker Johnson. It (the article) puts Murkowski's words into his mouth. Johnson immediately said she was wrong, as I showed.
NBC does not show anything different, as Johnson never said the quoted 'Russia is a threat' that the article claims (with a quote attributed to him, but it was Murkowski's actual words, and John said she was wrong).
The Daily Boulder is a bad source, it is not trustworthy.
what The Daily Boulder claims in some of its framings and its false, misattributed quote.
I already gave the links to both the full transcript and the full video.
The Daily Boulder is neither reputable nor mainstream.
It is a bad, questionable source, especially for LBN.
