Transcript: Rep. Mike Turner on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 26, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with Rep. Mike Turner on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan. 26, 2025.
Rep. Mike Turner says TikTok "remains a national security threat"
Rep. Mike Turner, the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said TikTok "remains a national security threat" despite President Trump's effort to maintain access to the popular video-sharing app in recent days.
House Intel committee must remain focused, Mike Turner says
Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Turner (R-Ohio) expressed concerns that the panel might, with encouragement from Speaker Mike Johnson, focus too much on internal enemies at the expense of powerful countries than can do America harm.
Johnson names Rick Crawford new Intel chairman — as Mike Turner blames ‘Mar-a-Lago’ for his ouster
Speaker Mike Johnson tapped CIA Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford as the new head of the House Intelligence Committee after a dramatic shakeup saw the ouster of Mike Turner.
Mike Johnson Kicks Establishment Republican Mike Turner Off Intelligence Committee
Rep. Mike Turner last year warned of a “national security threat” in what some Republicans considered a political ruse.
Mike Johnson Removing Mike Turner From Top Committee Sparks Backlash
Critics said the removal erodes congressional oversight and advances the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Johnson removes Mike Turner, key GOP hawk, from House Intelligence Committee leadership
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) declined to reappoint Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, removing an influential internationalist from a key national security post.
The Real Story Behind Mike Turner’s Firing
Out went Turner (R-Ohio), a brash, prickly defense hawk who had been elevated by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and had become an internal headache for Johnson due to what many saw as his hamfisted handling of a divisive intraparty debate over surveillance powers.
Why Mike Turner Got Ousted From Intel Committee
Sources familiar tell the Daily Caller that Speaker Mike Johnson was aware of GOP concerns that Rep. Mike Turner was too close to the intelligence community
Rick Crawford tapped to replace Mike Turner as House Intelligence chairman
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) was seen as next in line to take over the chairmanship from Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH).
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Rep. Mike Turner says TikTok "remains a national security threat"
Washington — Rep. Mike Turner, the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that TikTok "remains a national security threat" despite President Trump's effort to maintain ...
What keeps the House Republican campaign chief up at night
MIAMI — One thing that keeps Richard Hudson up at night as he tries to preserve the GOP’s slim House majority: Retirements.