Mike Johnson
Role at the time: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statement summary
House Speaker Mike Johnson says on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures that House committees have concerns about the waiver and that Congress voted decisively for the sanctions. He says he told White House officials they need to talk and carefully consider its unintended consequences.
“Congress voted on this decisively just several weeks ago, and we understand that Putin cannot be trusted ... He demonstrates that over and over and over.”
Roll Call report on congressional reaction to Trump's Russia decisions, including House Speaker Mike Johnson's comments on the Graham Act waiver.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is Trump's waiver of the Graham Act's Russia sanctions. Johnson voices concern, recalls Congress's vote and says Putin cannot be trusted, but he does not ask Trump to reverse the waiver and instead calls for more discussion with the White House about its consequences. His opposition is conditional, so we used the mixed or conditional label.