Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) outlined his foreign policy vision Monday at the Hudson Institute, setting the stage for the second Trump administration’s approach to national defense.

“Our actions here in America will continue to determine the path of the free world,” Johnson said. “While democracy is not perfect, the burden of self-government is certainly far lighter than the yoke of tyranny. But right now, absent American leadership, we’re looking at a future that could be well-defined by communism and tyranny, rather than liberty and opportunity and security.