Transcript: Rep. Mike Turner on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"

Face The Nation Transcripts Transcript: Rep. Mike Turner on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 12, 2026 .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-face-the-nation.jpg'); } April 12, 2026 / 12:20 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The following is the transcript of the interview with GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 12, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: We're back now with Republican Congressman Mike Turner. Thank you for coming back to town early to talk to us in person. REP. MIKE TURNER: Thank you. MARGARET BRENNAN: Let's start on our polling, because you, like many people right now, are running for re-election.REP. TURNER: Right MARGARET BRENNAN: You look at these- this poll, 64% of the American people disapprove of the war. 62% say the President has no clear plan. There are these negative perceptions of the president's handling of the economy and inflation. Dayton isn't immune. Gas prices up a buck from where they were same time last year. How are you explaining to people in your district that this war is worth it?REP. TURNER: Well, first off, no- no conflict ever polls well. I mean, when there's a conflict occurring, no one says it's being handled well, because you have to go through the conflict. The president has articulated, I think, very well, that this is about ensuring that Iran does not become a nuclear state. And no one is willing to trade lower gas prices for Iran becoming a nuclear state. And when Vice President Vance stood at the podium and said that the negotiations had broken off because Iran was not willing to declare that they would not become a nuclear state. That should have sent a chill, both through Europe and around the world. And I think you know for everyone, because that truly is what this is- is about. That- that puts away what you know, what Senator Warner was trying to dismissively say, that this was not an imminent thr...