Transcript: Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 26, 2026

The following is the transcript of an interview with Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 26, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to Republican Senator John Kennedy, who joins us this morning from Madisonville, Louisiana. Senator, it's good to have you on the program. I've- I've got a lot to-- SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: -- Good to be with you, Margaret.-- MARGARET BRENNAN: -- get to with you. Let me just button up where I left it with Ambassador Waltz, if I could, because that Saudi civil nuclear deal he was just discussing-it's got to go to you. It's got to go to Congress for approval. Are you comfortable with it?SEN. KENNEDY: No. Maybe some someday, but not right now. We're bombing a country to keep them from getting a nuclear weapon, but we're signing a deal with another country, I know it's a commercial agreement, but that the world perceives as possibly someday leading to a nuclear weapon. The world's on a hair trigger. The world looks at what's going on in- in Ukraine, the Middle East. The world looks at America's relationship now with Europe. People are scared. That's why I say hair trigger. And if you're running Jap...