00:00It's been an honor to serve for over two decades in the Congress.
00:05Representative Michael McCaul says he will not seek re-election in 2026.
00:10The Texas Republicans served more than two decades in Congress.
00:15If I'm looking for a new challenge in the same space, that would be national security foreign policy.
00:21McCaul currently sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
00:24He shared some thoughts about Russia with this week co-anchor Martha Raddatz.
00:28What I'm concerned about is that the escalation here and the temperature rising,
00:34we've got to be very careful not to be on the precipice of a World War III.
00:38When it comes to President Donald Trump's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin,
00:43McCaul says Trump is waking up and realizing Putin is not negotiating in good faith.
00:48Putin is a KGB once and always, and I don't think he's playing fair.
00:54I think he's manipulating the president.
00:56You know, the more Putin irritates the president,
00:59I think the better we are in terms of defending NATO and Ukraine.
01:05McCaul says he will finish out the remainder of his term.
01:07He was first elected to Congress in 2004.
01:10For Straight Arrow News, I'm Jack Henry.
