‘Actually, it sounds like the White House is p***ed about this.’
That’s what’s on Drudge as well:
“Boehner said that he did not consult with the White House before extending the invitation to Netanyahu. A State Department spokesperson told The Washington Post’s Jason Ukman that U.S. officials learned about the invitation from the speaker’s office, not from Israel. And the White House is not happy. Press secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday afternoon that Boehner’s invitation is a breach of normal diplomatic protocol, the Associated Press reported. Typically, a country’s leader would contact the White House before planning a visit to the United States, he said.”
Depending on what Netanyahu plans to say, he may not even get invited to the WH:
‘Earnest said that the White House “hadn’t heard directly from the Israelis at all” and didn’t know if the Prime Minster would be visiting the White House during his trip.
“We’ll need to hear from them about what their plans are and what he plans to say in his remarks to Congress before we have a decision to make about any meeting,” Earnest explained, pointing out that the White House would “reserve judgement” about the trip until they had conversations with Israeli officials.’
Something doesn’t add up. Either Boehner knows zilch about inviting a foreign head of state to speak before Congress, or he’s trying to gain cred with conservatives by inviting Netanyahu whom Obama hates like no other, or.....
CAIR will invade & trash Boehner’s office & he will disinvite Bibi while issuing profuse apologies to Muslims.
I’m not hopeful.