I Haven't Seen It': Mike Johnson Won't React to Trump's Dodge on Defending Taiwan

"I haven't seen it. I've been really busy the last couple of days, so I haven't seen the exact readout on how that discussion went, replied Johnson, who regularly feigns ignorance when pressed on Trump statements. The Louisiana Republican added, I've heard a couple of little comments offhand about what he said. He feels like they had a very productive meeting. They talked about some really important issues, and I'm awaiting to sit down with him and go through it in detail. We had an exchange of texts last night, but he's on the way back now, I think, and we'll sit down and go through it and we'll find out."

"Look, we've always been concerned, and we've made America's interests very clearour position on Taiwan. They need to stay independent and secure there, and we have an interest in that, as does everybody around the world because of chip manufacturing and other reasons there. I'm sure they discussed that, but I don't know the details of it because I haven't talked to the president yet, Johnson replied."

"I don't want to say. I'm not going to say that, Trump responded when asked if he'd defend Taiwan. There's only one person that knows that. You know who it is? Me. I'm the only person. That question was asked to me today by President Xi. I said, I don't talk about those things.' He asked you today? He asked you if you'd send troops? a reporter pressed. He asked me if I'd defend them. I said, I don't talk about that,' Trump insisted."

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he had not seen the exact readout of President Donald Trump’s discussion with China’s leader Xi Jinping about Taiwan. Johnson said he had heard only a couple of offhand comments and that Trump and Xi had a productive meeting on important issues. Johnson stated that America has long been concerned about Taiwan and that America’s interests are clear: Taiwan needs to stay independent and secure, and the United States has an interest in that due to chip manufacturing and other global reasons. Trump, when asked whether he would defend Taiwan, refused to provide specifics, saying only he knows and that he does not discuss such matters. He said Xi asked him if he would defend Taiwan and that he replied he does not talk about those things.

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