House Speaker Mike Johnson considering inviting Israel PM Netanyahu to address Congress

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: USA Today

Published 11:35 a.m. ET Mar. 20, 2024 | Updated 11:51 a.m. ET Mar. 20, 2024


WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is considering inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., delivered a scathing speech criticizing Netanyahu last week.

“It’s one of the things that we have in mind and we may try to arrange for that,” Johnson told reporters Wednesday. “I think it’s very important for us to show solidarity and support with Israel right now in their time of great struggle and we certainly stand for that position and we’ll try to advance that in any way we can.”

Johnson also said at the House GOP leadership’s weekly news conference that he had a “lengthy conversation” over the phone with Netanyahu on Wednesday morning. Axios was first to report House Republicans were weighing inviting Netanyahu to Capitol Hill.

Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish U.S. official, blasted Netanyahu last week on the Senate floor, calling for Israelis to hold new elections to replace Netanyahu, saying the prime minister “no longer fits the needs of Israel after October 7” and is “an obstacle to peace.”

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/20/mike-johnson-israeli-netanyahu-congress/73039848007/

[ColinC]

1. I support this idea

…I think

[Lovie777]

2. Mike Johnson is another one that just cannot lead...................

and like the rest of his fucked-up party, just can't govern.

[mucifer]

3. Working hard to divide the Democratic Party

It will peel away some votes IMO

[LeftInTX]

12. Yep. Biden is in a "no win" situation.

If he supports Israel, he alienates Muslims and now a bunch of other minorities (because the Russia-backed protesters have made this all about "colonizers" and "white people".). If he comes down too hard on Israel, he will alienate the Jewish vote.
It's a "no win" situation

[hlthe2b]

4. So tired of the "we love Israel" act among these far RW Xians--whose sole interest in Israel & Israelis

is to have the story of "End Times" come true (which doesn't bode well for many non-Jesus-loving Jews but is the ultimate "reward" for these RW fundy "Xians." )

Many or most Israeli Jews (and certainly many/most American Jews) know this history and "belief" driving RW in the US. Yet, nothing is said and the RW continues to claim to be the ultimate "protectors" of Israel. I've always found that cynical exploitation to be pretty creepy.

[BaronChocula]

5. Standing next to Boobi

Mike Johnson will look like less of the loser he is.

[2naSalit]

6. Bad move...

He should stay focused on priorities, being nice to bibi isn't one of them.

[bluestarone]

7. Yea the asshole will bring Netanyahu to give Israel money BUT

The hell with Ukraine huh? F all of them.

[brush]

8. You are correct, sir. Instead of inviting warmonger Netanyahu, how about the Israeli opposition leader?

Such an invite is only to continue his ass kissing of wannabe dictator trump.

[Earth-shine]

9. It's been done before. Bibi met with our congress without consulting Obama in 2015.

Netanyahu was invited to address Congress by House Speaker John Boehner, in a move that didn't include Democrats. The plan has also rankled the Obama administration because it breaks with a U.S. policy of not hosting foreign leaders who are about to face an election.

"The move has created bad blood between Netanyahu and Obama, and relations between the two countries have suffered,"



https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/03/02/390132671/netanyahu-s-speech-to-congress-is-already-controversial

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Thst was my first thought, too. Snubbing the sitting U.S. President is not something an ally would do

Nor one whose country needs and expects U.S. aid. And now he's done it twice.

[PortTack]

10. One fascist invites another to come speak...oh how surprising....gag me!

[LeftInTX]

11. And the protesters will blame "Genocide Joe", not the GOP.