Transcript: Rep. Mike Turner on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 12, 2026

The pursuing is the transcript of an interrogation with Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio that aired connected "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" connected July 12, 2026.

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MARGARET BRENNAN: And we're joined present by Ohio Republican Congressman Mike Turner. It is bully to person you here, Congressman. I cognize you are a person to Ukraine. Senator Graham surely was. As I mentioned, helium was truthful excited astir yet getting to determination this sanctions and tariffs bill. Do you deliberation that this volition spell guardant without a champion similar him down it?

REPRESENTATIVE MIKE TURNER: Well, let's hope. Let's hope, arsenic you had- had indicated, that- that- that is 1 of the legacies that- that the Senate volition determination his bill. You know, we were- I was astatine the NATO acme with Lindsey Graham and different legislator last- past week, Senator Shaheen, Coons, Durbin, Rounds, and arsenic we met with Zelenskyy, Lindsey Graham was making the constituent of the request for this sanctions measure that has passed the House and that I've co-sponsored, and that- that should walk the Senate, that Lindsey has been specified a champion for. It was his- it was his bill. You know, what's truthful bittersweet astir losing Lindsey is that, you know, successful this statement present that we person of America first- you tin beryllium America archetypal and inactive recognize that it doesn't person to beryllium America alone. That, you know, allies privation America's voice. America's dependable is important. America needs to basal for- for state and- and ideology and liberty. And that's what they saw successful the dependable of- of Lindsey Graham. You know, successful McCain's dependable and Reagan's voice, and what- what they saw successful Lindsey was idiosyncratic who was consenting to basal up and say, "You're not alone. America is with you." You know, we're not going to bash it for you. We're not going to- you cognize travel successful and determine for you. But- but you're not going to beryllium alone. And- and helium was that dependable with Ukraine, having conscionable gone to Ukraine, saying we're- we're going to beryllium with you, and this measure would beryllium an important symbolism to accidental 'we're going to beryllium with Ukraine.' And I surely anticipation the Senate moves it this week, and we tin enactment it connected the president's table this week. As you had said earlier, helium had been successful interaction with you and said helium believed helium had question from the White House for that bill. We should walk this bill, enactment it connected the president's desk.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Do you cognize if Republican enactment has considered that astatine each astatine this point?

REP. TURNER: I don't--

MARGARET BRENNAN: Okay.

REP. TURNER: --I cognize that, you know, we surely person the quality wherever they had conscionable said upon our--

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah.

REP. TURNER: --return from the NATO acme that they believed--

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah.

REP. TURNER:--that they could determination this successful the Senate.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah.

REP. TURNER: The House has already passed a mentation of this bill--

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah.

REP. TURNER: So I cognize there's wide support. There were, you know, much than a- you cognize veto-proof fig of senators--

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah, 85 successful the--

REP. TURNER:--who co-sponsored it. With the White House's support, this measure could beryllium connected the president's table this week.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Let maine inquire you arsenic good astir NATO. You had voted for a measure years ago, CAATSA, we'll telephone it, that would situation what Turkey had done, which was bargain this Russian weapons system, and President Trump said this week that he's good with lifting immoderate of the sanctions and letting Turkey person the F-35 fighter. How could that hap and not interruption the instrumentality that you supported?

REP. TURNER: Right. So you're speaking of the S-400s, which is the Russian aerial defense--

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yes.

REP. TURNER:--system that that Turkey had purchased, and during that time, Congress had passed, which had been signed into law, a measure that would restrict the the president's ability--

MARGARET BRENNAN: In the archetypal Trump administration.

REP. TURNER: Right. And to- to waive sanctions that were placed connected Turkey, including it had taken them retired of the F-35 program. The- Turkey has signaled that they are present successful a presumption that they privation to comply with the- with that measure that would enactment them successful a presumption wherever the S-400 would nary longer beryllium an impediment to their entering backmost into the F-35 program. I surely anticipation that that occurs.

MARGARET BRENNAN: They'll merchantability it to idiosyncratic else?

REP. TURNER: The information, you know- I can't disclose what they had told to us, but it's precise promising. Of each the senators, we agreed unneurotic that we would beryllium capable to publically accidental what we heard was precise promising, and Senator Shaheen has said- you know, she was 1 of the archetypal authors of this, she believes it's promising. If they bash this, and to get them backmost successful the F-35 programme is incredibly important. They're a subordinate of NATO, a precise beardown subordinate of NATO, having just, of course, hosted the summit, which was precise successful. I surely anticipation that they travel done and that they bash truthful successful a mode that returns them. They were besides a shaper of parts for the F-35, truthful entering backmost into accumulation would beryllium very, precise important.

MARGARET BRENNAN: I privation to inquire you astir immoderate different things connected the home beforehand arsenic well. Late Friday, Homeland Security made an announcement that they're going to change- they privation states to alteration the mode that elections are conducted, oregon if states refuse, they'll suffer millions successful national coercion prevention funds. So, determination are a database of things successful there, including switching to insubstantial ballots, which, like, astir each azygous authorities has a insubstantial backup strategy astatine this point. What bash you deliberation of this national unit to get states to alteration their elections?

REP. TURNER: Right, truthful I'm not truly acquainted with this announcement. You know, evidently determination is interest successful Congress of national involution connected the election--

MARGARET BRENNAN: As a conservative, you must. Yeah.

REP. TURNER: --on the authorities side. But astatine the aforesaid time, determination is also- oregon America First, you cognize the- you cognize the- the provisions of the bills that are moving done the House that subordinate to ensuring that we person recognition for radical to- to beryllium that they're American citizens, message ballots arsenic the president has made arsenic a information of his provisions

MARGARET BRENNAN: Right.

REP. TURNER:--that he's continues to--

MARGARET BRENNAN: He wants to alteration each these things.

REP. TURNER: All of those things are of concern, and surely we person to code them.

MARGARET BRENNAN: You're however galore days until the midterm elections? At this point, that's not truly practical--

REP. TURNER: The House has passed these provisions respective times, each of which I person voted for--

MARGARET BRENNAN: We noticed that. We did cheque that.

REP. TURNER: --I think- I deliberation the Senate does request to determination these provisions.

MARGARET BRENNAN: But did you ballot for it, knowing that the Senate doesn't person the votes to really marque it go law? Vote yes, anticipation no?

REP. TURNER: I think- I think- I deliberation the president is- is surely making a precise bully lawsuit arsenic to however these provisions request to- to go law, and I deliberation that they are ones that volition guarantee for the American public, you know, integrity successful the- successful voting.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, non-citizens can't ballot successful national elections. That became 1 1996--

REP. TURNER: The interest is however bash you guarantee that- that's going- that that is occurring--

MARGARET BRENNAN: Which each authorities does.

REP. TURNER: And we request to marque definite that we guarantee that that occurs.

MARGARET BRENNAN: At the authorities level?

REP. TURNER: You know, certainly--

MARGARET BRENNAN: I'll fto you spell connected that. But, conscionable to--

REP. TURNER: Certainly having- having recognition should beryllium astatine least, the mode to ensure--

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yes, but not--

REP. TURNER: --that someone- that we cognize who's voting.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yes.

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REP. TURNER: How bash we- however bash we have? I mean, determination are truthful galore things--

MARGARET BRENNAN: Well the states verify it. And not each drivers licence accidental you are a citizen.

REP. TURNER: --that you person to person recognition for. How bash you- however bash you fto idiosyncratic ballot and not adjacent person an identification? I can't recognize however anyone would beryllium opposed to that.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Let me--

REP. TURNER: And this is 1 of those things wherever it's- it's disconnected the charts. The American nationalist judge that radical should--

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah.

REP. TURNER: --have recognition to vote. This should pass.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah, and- and that's often required erstwhile you register. Very quickly, bash you cognize what the program is to woody with the Haitians who are having their impermanent protected presumption revoked successful Springfield, Ohio?

REP. TURNER: So arsenic of Friday, there's been a short-term hold due to the fact that of the--

MARGARET BRENNAN: So the 24th of July.

REP. TURNER: It's over- 2 weeks. You know, the- Markwayne Mullin, Secretary has said that those individuals who are working- that they should look to- arsenic mode successful which they mightiness beryllium capable to beryllium included successful different processes, because, you know, they're contributing to nine certainly. You cognize our politician Mike DeWine and myself and others who person individuals successful our assemblage who are going to beryllium affected, are surely advocates for these individuals to beryllium capable to enactment successful our communities, who are moving and contributing. They're invaluable radical successful our community, and we surely hope--

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MARGARET BRENNAN: You voted for Congress to widen this, but leadership--

REP. TURNER: --we surely anticipation that they can- that they tin enactment and- and beryllium capable to lend into our communities.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We're going to proceed to- to way that and whether they person that anticipation beyond the 24th of July. Congressman, convey you for your time. We'll beryllium backmost successful a moment.