Posted on 07/20/2024 5:01:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
House Speaker Mike Johnson assured a pro-Israel crowd that if Democratic lawmakers get out of hand when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress on Wednesday, he will arrest them.
Mr. Johnson’s threat to lock up Democrats came during remarks at a Republican Jewish Coalition event at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, less than a week before Mr. Netanyahu speaks before both chambers of Congress.
“I want you to know that there’s a number of Democrats in the House who have said they’re going to boycott the event … and then some others are going to protest,” Mr. Johnson said.
“Listen, we’re going to have extra sergeants-at-arms on the floor, and if anybody gets out of hand, the speaker of the House will bang the gavel; we’re going to arrest people if we have to do it,” he continued. “We’re going to get the message out.”
Mr. Johnson, Louisiana Republican, also ripped Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, for dragging his feet to sign off on the joint invitation to Mr. Netanyahu.
Mr. Schumer plans to attend but hasn’t been shy in his public criticism of the leader of the Jewish state. In March, he called on Israel to hold new elections to replace Mr. Netanyahu and his government.
Mr. Netanyahu last addressed Congress a decade ago. Nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech at the time because they felt his presence in Washington ran afoul of then-President Barack Obama’s negotiations with Iran to forge a nuclear deal.
The Democrats expect a much greater number of absences this time.
Those who vowed to boycott Mr. Netanyahu’s address cited issues with his handling of the war in Gaza following the Hamas raid into Israel on Oct. 7 that left nearly 1,200 Israelis dead.
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So when will this gutless wonder of a Speaker start arresting Department heads who refuse to comply with subpoenas?
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Don’t ever make threats that you are not willing to follow through with.
Otherwise you’re better off doing nothing
Johnson does not have the Balls.
You don’t make threats unless you are prepared to follow through with them.
Fun with words, one observes.
Ooo l bet they are scared.
Stupid idea.
Yep, the Speaker should encourage them to act up. Let the Democrats expose to the world what they truly are.
“...we’re going to arrest people if we have to do it,”
If Nancy Pelosi said that, I believe she would do it. Mike Johnson is no Nancy Pelosi. He’s already proven that he’s not a disciplinarian. It’s all empty rhetoric.
Why would he allow it? This is ridiculous.
Round up the jihadis and put ‘em in Gitmo. They’re a threat to this nation.
It’ll be a badge of honor for the Dems
I wish he would stick up for the US the way he sticks up for Israel.
Bibi cancels free speech on campuses and in Congress. I can’t begrudge him whatever he does in Congress. After all, he owns the place. It’s AIPAC bought and paid for. Watch, Bibi’s magic works here. Negative statements about Bibi or AIPAC always brings howls of protest and calls for my throttling.
leftist jew haters are so strange like you .
what color your sky ?
You should not be throttled, much too civilized for you...garroted, maybe...have your scrotum peeled and your balls salted...maybe...eyes plucked out and sockets drenched in acid...but never throttled.
Do you think we are barbarians and not Christians?
As an hamas protector, why are you even posting?
Bibi has been a staunch defender of Israel for more than six decades, and you denigrate him. Do you approve of those senseless campus idiots that march with hamas towels wrapped around their heads?
Of course you do, you senseless dolt.
BTW, I'd find someone to provide the peeler, it's called a hunting knife.
You’re proving his point.
And I don't give a fat rat's ass.
He's a bigot and a pig, and I got into the mud with him.
This will be a great cojone test.
Democrats call all bluffs.
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