Posted on 04/17/2024 4:27:50 PM PDT by OakOak
The inside story of how House Speaker Mike Johnson was flip-flopped on Ukraine aid starts with his top policy adviser, a former lobbyist whose clients include a number of major companies who have issued corporate statements indicating some kind of interest in the war.
The Speaker intends to set up a Saturday evening vote in the House of Representatives on the plan that completely abandons border security and instead pushes to funnel tens of billions of more U.S. tax dollars to foreign countries like Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. In a string of recent betrayals by the Speaker–the recent government funding plan and last week’s reauthorization of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) without a requirement for warrants for surveillance on American citizens–this one stings America First conservatives even more. Despite calls for his resignation from top conservative Republicans like Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY)–who say they are prepared to vote to remove Johnson by force if necessary–Johnson has tripled down in moving forward on the matter not just completely ignoring conservatives aligned with former President Donald Trump who are openly criticizing the effort but authorizing staff and allies like House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) to attack them in order to achieve congressional passage of this radical agenda. McCaul, as Breitbart News reported earlier on Wednesday, launched an unhinged attack on Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) over Ukraine aid. McCaul is one of Johnson’s top allies and quickly endorsed Johnson’s foreign aid framework without even having read the plan
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JUDAS
The aid needs to go to Ukraine, and a Russian victory resulting from GOP obstructionism, would be a political disaster for Trump and Republicans.
Yeah every conservative leader has to agree with you on every issue. Not.
I am without question a Trump supporting conservative, and I want the aid to go through.
So if Johnson agreed with you, do I have to call him a Judas, etc?
Only in your little World.
This country is doomed.
I’m not opposed to some aid for Ukraine, but the issue is, he promised to require funding for OUR border before anything else would be given a vote. Because, of course, our own border should be more important than anyone else’s.
Thank you, it is NOT a fake headline!
Annual Lobbying by Williams & Jensen:
Chase these associations down...
https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/firms/summary?cycle=2019&id=D000000276
Do you think Schumer and Hakeem hire staff to attack Democrats?
The whole Operation is Corrupt. He’s Biden’s boy.
Again, what’s the difference between the GOP and RATS?
Not a dime’s worth of difference.
BOTH sides are making a killing in money from this “War” in Ukraine..notice NO ONE and I mean NO ONE has called for a cease fire, they want a cease fire in Israel but no cease fire in Ukraine/Russia..well how come..because they are making a crap load of money off of this war and they dont want it to end..ever
Not a conservative here pal. Just a plain old American. You on the other hand are a Ukie hack. Have fun playing the label game “Conservative.
Give Meg a kiss for us LOL!
Johnson lined his staff with globalist lobbyists, and his Communications people are set up to attack the Right.
>>>What a disaster—ANOTHER GOP Inside Self-destruction!!
We DESPERATELY NEED an entirely NEW MAGA America First Party!!!
That seals the deal for me. If McCaul is his big ally, he’s no good.
Of course.
The grift laundromat must continue.
Why do you think Ukraine should be given our money?
Great point.
I strongly support Jefferies over Johnson. There is no reason for the Repukes to take “credit” or blame for Democrat policies. Let the Democrats propose Democrat policies and let the Republican party vote out out those who constantly support the Democrat speaker. Pull the trigger MTG. May the chips fall where they may. If the Repukes are a party and can choose someone else, great but let no one be afraid that Jeffries can get the speakership.
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