Posted on 04/16/2024 8:42:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office.
“I am not resigning,” Johnson said after a testy morning meeting of fellow House Republicans at the Capitol
Johnson referred to himself as a “wartime speaker” of the House and indicated in his strongest self-defense yet he would press forward with a U.S. national security aid package, a situation that would force him to rely on Democrats to help pass it, over objections from his weakened majority.
“We are simply here trying to do our jobs,” Johnson said, calling the motion to oust him “absurd ... not helpful.”
But as night fell, the speaker’s resolve collided with Republican opposition to his plan.
For hours, Johnson holed up at the Capitol with lawmakers sorting through their alternative strategies, particularly ways to attach U.S.-Mexico border security measures to the package. No bill text was released, putting passage of any aid this week in serious doubt.
“We’ll see,” Johnson said about the legislation, ducking into a meeting that dragged late into the night.
Tuesday had initially brought a definitive shift in tone from both the House Republicans and the speaker himself at a pivotal moment as the embattled leader tries, against the wishes of his majority, to marshal the votes needed to send the stalled national security aid for Israel, Ukraine and other overseas allies to passage.
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What about a credible Border Bill too?
Or do you only want to protect YouCrayne’s Borders?
American taxpayer money for ANYBODY BUT
American taxpayers.
Now, admittedly, Israel I am for supporting; but that’s also for religious reasons.
I see food prices up 50% under Democrat Joe Biden
but my Social Security is up a little over 10% under Democrat Joe Biden.
Democrat Joe Biden loves illegal invasion, and financing war.
In December, Speaker Johnson wrote a letter to the White House reiterating that NO FUNDING FOR UKRAINE would be considered WITHOUT BORDER SECURITY.
Read the letter for yourself. Where is that Speaker?
https://x.com/RepScottPerry/status/1780348127066640833
Sick sick sick of all of this. Ukraine can go suck rocks forever or at least until our border is secure.
Excellent.
But too simple for those idiots to understand, Toss them out and apparently all we get are new idiots.
My thought, exactly. I’ll go with “boy.” This guy is a weird, smarmy little creep. The moment I became aware of him my instincts screamed, “sociopath alert!”
So far Johnson has done everything that the democrats wanted. He has blocked anything the republicans have wanted including releasing all the Jan 6 video.
Catturd ™
@catturd2
Good news folks ...
After the biggest betrayal in political history of Fraud Mike Johnson voting for a proven corrupt deep state to spy on average American citizens without a warrant, and after lying about releasing the Jan 6 tapes, and after giving Democrats everything they wanted on the budget, and after funding every foreign war except our own border - the phony is finally signing articles off impeachment of Mayorkas to try to fool you into believing he isn’t a backstabbing sellout with some planned red-meat Kabuki theater. I loathe this POS fraud.
https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1780191410731245754
IT'S THE PLAN !
Actually I am thinking that the four bill approach is a good idea. It will put each legislator on record regarding the subject. Of course that will not happen because nobody in Congress wants to stake out a position that will pi$$ off some of their constituents.
I contacted my congress-critter and asked that any money set aside for the Ukes be matched with money for our borders. Of course I have yet to hear from Gonzales on this subject nor any other opinion/request that I have submitted. Interestingly I have not received any requests for donations even though he is in a run-off. He must feel that his re-election is in the bag so the desires of the proletariat can be ignored.
One thing democrats are very good as is subverting so-called republicans and bending them to their will.
Is it blackmail, threats, dirty money?
We will never know for certain.
All we know is that a long line of republicans in power sell out their constituents to the leftists..
I prefer they follow the Constitution: ZERO ‘foreign aide’ bills while actually defending the border & enforcing existing Law
Wanna donate? Write personal checks, often & BIGLY
Johnson is just not up to the job. He needs to hold the conservative line or resign.
A border bill can be vetoed cancelling it all if it passes the Senate
He appeared to be a rock ribbed conservative...until he got elected and then he caved...on everything he promised.
Pictures of Mike with mike obama or barack obama?
The other two main reasons for unrestricted immigration is the next census. NY, CA, and other blue states are losing population to TX, FL, ID, AZ, SC. Therefore, liberal states will lose Congress reps and Electoral votes without the influx of illegals.
I read/saw recently that these liberal states were potentially going to lose six Congressional seats. TX, FL and other states that have increased in population will gain seats.
mike now has the Strozk Smirk.
( probably sporting the same demon )
My SS is below average, so his 3.2% COLA the food store got it all.
I hear ya - I kinda aggregated a couple of years there - might be a bit more but certainly not even close to keeping up with his actual inflation
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