Mike Johnson Breaks With Trump On Iran War: ‘We’ve Got To Wrap It Up’

Mediaite ^ | July 21, 2026 | Alex Griffing

[Miami Rebel]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was asked during a Capitol Hill press conference on Tuesday at what point he will move to use Congressional power to check President Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Johnson pointedly ended his reply by saying “we’ve got to wrap it up” in Iran, which many pundits and political insiders have warned is an additional threat to the GOP keeping its majorities in Congress.

Johnson’s answer appeared to be at odds with Trump, who vowed earlier in the day to continue bombing Iran until they come to the negotiating table in good faith.

“You repeatedly said that you trust the administration to handle the war with Iran. We’re now five months in, and the U.S. troop toll has surpassed that of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Given that, at what point are you willing to put an AUMF on the floor, or vote for a War Powers Act resolution to try and remove it?” asked an off-camera reporter.

“The administration is working very hard — the commander-in-chief and the whole Department of War — they’re working very hard to bring this to a resolution. There’s a lot of discussion about how that will be done. We’re all closely watching those developments, of course. I don’t think an AUMF is in order right now. I think we need to bring it to a resolution,” Johnson replied, adding:

"Look, I think it’s important — in my personal view — for all of our international partners to have a role in this. I mean, we’ve got all of our allied nations, NATO, we’ve had the Arab countries over there, the Gulf states that are in closest proximity to Iran. Iran has now fired on all of its neighbors, and they’re turning everybody in the world into an enemy. So I think this is an important moment in history for the entire world community to decide how they want to handle this. It shouldn’t just be America’s obligation — my view is that everybody needs to play a role. So we’ll see how that develops. I think we have to allow the space to do that.

"And I know this administration is working around the clock to resolve that in a way so they don’t suffer any more troop losses. This is a great tragedy — it shouldn’t happen. But it is a very important objective, one that I believe we’ve achieved, to ensure that the largest state sponsor of terrorism does not have a nuclear weapon. That would be a disaster for everybody, and everybody around the world understands that.

"Now we’ve got to wrap it up."

[Varsity Flight]

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[Theophilus]

Wargames are great. We let the OPFOR win all the time because it sucks being the OPFOR and the BLUFOR learns nothing from a cakewalk.

In real life, we can and will seize the Persian Gulf and choke off the rest of Iran, economically.

[sheana]

I live in California and yes, we have abnormally high gas prices. Hubby was complaining about them the other day. I said...what do you care? The only place you go is to Walgreen’s and back. lol

[cymbeline]

“get it done”

Trump and team will get it done but we don’t know what will be got done yet.

[Gunslingr3]

Complete humiliation that set the stage for the Nov 4 takeover.

What kind of 'humiliation' do you think Iranians felt about the puppet government that the CIA installed?

If the KGB installed a government here, would you just accept it? If you overthrew and they tried to install another, would you ever allow it? Of course not. But you're mentally incapable of putting yourself in the other shoes and seeing why this doesn't work the way you imagine it will.

It's absolutely crazy that we're still grappling with the blowback from the first regime change we conducted in Iran and we still have idiots convincing themselves (with obviously ZERO awareness of the last 25 years of foreign policy failure at regime change) that regime change will somehow 'fix it'.

It'd almost be funny if it didn't cost us billions and get people killed. But for some reason when the Sisyphean neocons roll the regime change rock halfway up the hill, it always rolls down on innocent civilians and kids who signed up to defend the Constitution of the U.S., not some foreign king they end up dying for.

[central_va]

Adam Smith was the original Free Traitor™ and Marx's favorite idiot.

[Gunslingr3]

There it is. You've got a bad case of Jew-hate.

You gotta understand. This doesn't bother me. AT ALL. You Foreigner Firsters can call me all the names you got. It doesn't alter your treason to this country.

I'm going to explain over and over that what I hate are sellouts in this country who subordinate our interests to foreign nations. They are traitors to this country, and domestic enemies of the Constitution. They make that 100% clear when they want this country to go to war for their favorite foreign country and to ignore the Constitution if necessary to do it.

We are 47 years overdue at dealing with *OUR PROBLEM* which Carter created.

Sorry, the *PROBLEM* started with the 1953 CIA regime change in Iran. The solution is to stop doing that. That they overthrew our puppet government is only a problem to the Foreigner Firsters who crave an Empire to serve their foreign interests, and not a Republic to preserve American liberties.

Jews got nothing to do with it, other than that destroying Iran also helps them out.

Empirically false. I won't let you Foreigner Firsters continue to lie unchallenged on this forum about this issue.

And how did our 'bestest ever ally Israel' respond to our engaging in a war with Iran at their request?

What a completely feckless 'ally'. They convinced our president to unconstitutionally launch a war for, as you acknowledge, their benefit, and now they declare they're happy with the situation and have no intention of participating.

You've been played, and you're too stupid to even see it.

[Gunslingr3]

Adam Smith was the original Free Traitor™ and Marx's favorite idiot.

You'd adopt communism today if someone told you it would put Americans deeper in debt to send money to Israel. You are a domestic enemy of the Constitution. You should leave this country and go to your favorite foreign country instead, Foreigner Firster.

[central_va]

Anti semite bump

[Gunslingr3]

Anti semite bump

Craven Virginia, I like that you call me that.

You Foreigner Firsters don't realize that you've made it a badge among the people who are not traitors to this country to be called that by treasonous people like yourself.

And the people who think it's a slur, when you use it that just helps identify the true domestic enemies in our midst.

But a Foreigner Firster won't be able to grasp that.

What's your next trick? Call me a 'white supremacist'? It won't dissuade me from pointing out the people and policies that undermine American sovereignty and liberty for foreign interests.

[DiogenesLamp]

You gotta understand. This doesn't bother me. AT ALL. You Foreigner Firsters can call me all the names you got. It doesn't alter your treason to this country.

Hey DesertFredom 765. I thought you would get a kick out of this. :)

[DiogenesLamp]

I'm going to explain over and over that what I hate are sellouts in this country who subordinate our interests to foreign nations. They are traitors to this country, and domestic enemies of the Constitution. They make that 100% clear when they want this country to go to war for their favorite foreign country and to ignore the Constitution if necessary to do it.

Here is some more funny stuff.

And for you Gunslinger3? You think Iranian nuke bombs are only a threat to Israel?

What happens when Tehran nukes Tel Aviv? Tell me what happens next?

[AAABEST]

Bump.

We had an amazing political coalition, historic to US politics. All Trump had to do was mimic his first term’s “promises made promises kept” policy. We would have been unstopable and perhaps on our way to fixing what’s wrong with America.

We had every branch and all agencies of government, again.

Instead, he welcomed the swamp, elbowed around with neocons and listened to Netan-yayhoo whispering in his ear. Not to mention the HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS he took from the Israel lobby.

So now we have a historic, worldwide travesty. Trump is the second most hated man on earth and the decade-long movement we built is completely destroyed.

[Gunslingr3]

And for you Gunslinger3? You think Iranian nuke bombs are only a threat to Israel?

Remember when the neocons said we have to bomb North Korea to stop them from having a nuke? And then 20 years ago they tested a nuke and the neocons just shut up about North Korea...

What happens when Tehran nukes Tel Aviv? Tell me what happens next?

Your favorite country glows.

[DiogenesLamp]

Remember when the neocons said we have to bomb North Korea to stop them from having a nuke? And then 20 years ago they tested a nuke and the neocons just shut up about North Korea...

Yes. And the bill for allowing North Korea to have a nuke has not yet come due.

Your favorite country glows.

Well Washington DC maybe, (which would likely improve the country) but i'm pretty sure they will hit Tel Aviv first.

So then what happens next? Let's see how far you've thought out your bone headed idea.

[Gunslingr3]

Yes. And the bill for allowing North Korea to have a nuke has not yet come due.

There is no bill.

There is no due date.

The neocons just had to find something else to fearmonger about.

Well Washington DC maybe, (which would likely improve the country) but i'm pretty sure they will hit Tel Aviv first.

So then what happens next? Let's see how far you've thought out your bone headed idea.

You cancel your vacation?

[DiogenesLamp]

You cancel your vacation?

Clearly you haven't thought your idea through, so let me tell you what will happen.

Israel will nuke Tehran. This will kill millions of Iranians. Most Americans may not be upset about this, but I assure you millions of Europeans would be quite upset about this. Russia and China would likely be upset about this.

This will escalate into world war. And you are a stupid dumbass if you think we will be able to stay out of it.

You may not cry over millions of dead Israelis and dead Iranians, but it would just be the beginning and it would spread way beyond just those two countries.

[Gunslingr3]

Israel will nuke Tehran. This will kill millions of Iranians. Most Americans may not be upset about this, but I assure you millions of Europeans would be quite upset about this. Russia and China would likely be upset about this.

This will escalate into world war.

Let's hear how THIS goes. I want you to walk me through how this WW3 scenario you envision actually unfolds.

European readiness is in the toilet (literally worse than before 2022 because they've sent so much kit to Ukraine), their capabilities for power projection are essentially zero. So tell me what you think they would do in response to a nuclear exchange between Israel and Iran. Be specific.

Russia has its hands completely full trying to take Donbas, so what are they going to send? They couldn't even keep enough stuff in Syria to help Assad prevent being overrun by rag tag jihadis under Turkey's umbrella.

And then we get to China. Please tell me what you think the Chinese will do in the scenario you've created.

You've clearly thought through this idea, so lay it out for me. How does your WW3 scenario actually unfold.

[woodpusher]

I share your sentiments about Foreigner Firsters. I just wish to supplement your comment about the "the 1953 CIA regime change in Iran." It was a British MI6 initiative and America/CIA was later brought into it, and managed the actual coup which was a joint operation.

https://www.declassifieduk.org/iran-1953-mi6-plots-with-islamists-to-overthrow-democracy/

Iran 1953: MI6 plots with Islamists to overthrow democracy

Declassified British files highlight a little known aspect of the joint MI6/CIA coup against Iran’s democratically elected government in August 1953 – UK covert action in support of leading radical Shia Islamists, the predecessors of Ayatollah Khomeini.

MARK CURTIS
1 August 2023

• British officials wanted “a non-communist coup d’etat” in Iran to install a “dictator” who would promote UK oil interests

• UK and US governments backed Islamist forces to stir up unrest and even considered installing Ayatollah Kashani as a client leader following a coup

In many accounts the CIA is regarded as the prime mover behind the 1953 coup in Iran, yet Britain was in fact the initial instigator and provided considerable resources to the plot, which UK planners named ‘Operation Boot’.

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[Angelino97]

He was the first American foray into a truly Imperial Presidency. Shutting down newspapers and legislatures, as well as jailing journalists and even a Congressman whose crime was opposing his policies. He even unconstitutionally partitioned a State of the Union.

Jackson ignored a Supreme Court ruling. He wasn't as Imperial as Lincoln, but a step closer from his predecessors. His contemporary opponents thought him pretty tyrannical.