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Mike Johnson, in a split from Trump, says US shouldn't nation-build in Iran

House Speaker Mike Johnson said the United States should not be "nation-building" or intervening around the world, casting a stark contrast to President Donald Trump's recent framing of the international war he had hoped would be an opportunity for "building a new country" in Iran. The Republican House leader made the comments during an annual policy conference held in Florida on Tuesday, March 10. When asked by NBC News reporter Scott Wong whether he supported nation-building in Iran, Johnson responded: "I don't." "I don't think it's our role," Johnson said, before adding that he thinks America has a "very important role to play in the world" stretching back generations...