Posted on 01/21/2015 11:15:01 AM PST by cotton1706
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest reacted to the news that House Speaker John Boehner had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress, calling it a “departure from protocol.”
“The typical protocol would suggest that the leader of a country would contact the leader of another country when he is traveling there and that’s certainly is how President Obama’s trips are planned when we travel overseas,” he said. “This particular event seems to be a departure from that protocol.”
Netanyahu’s visit was announced earlier this morning after Obama’s State of the Union address. Earnest said that the White House found out about the trip shortly before Boehner’s announcement.
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.
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Boehner undermining Obama's sucking up to Iran and the terrorists.
Good. Bring Netanyahu here.
It’s good that Boehner will be meeting the leader of the free world. It’s unfortunate that Obama won’t be.
Contempt is a two-way street.
This is WAY better than his typical crying and blubbering.
Next year, john, make it Zimmerman!
Hey Oshithead! Rules don’t matter any more, you frakin’ assclown!!!!!!!!!!!!
What protocol is it that says it is okay for the leader of one country to scold another and then walk out?
Bibi, for all his flaws, does not suffer fools.
He might meet Netanyahu but Bibi will have to enter and leave through the back door.
Boehner has a pen and a phone too.
Where does it say that the President has to vet the remarks to Congress and visits of a foreign dignitary?
Departure from Obama White House Protocol which forces Israeli prime ministers to exit the same White House door which the staff uses to take out the garbage?
A break in protocol? Goldie Hawn, pick up the white courtesy phone.
Obama, complaining about protocol. Ive seen it all now.
Did Nancy do some Inviting on her own ?
Real men don’t consult pussies.
Simple as that...
I wish we could replace hussein Obama for Netanyahu as our president. I would gladly accept that.
“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”
That is to say, they need a chance to threaten him, his family and his nation if he plans to say anything that doesn’t please them.
Since when does the self-anointed one care about protocol?
Anyone want to place odds that Obama will not give PM Visa to enter U.S?
“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,”
“...and what he plans to say ...”!!!???
What makes Josh think Obama gets a vote on the content of Bibi’s remarks?????
“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.
They have to let Obama know what they will say?
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