Mitch McConnell already undermined one Speaker of the House with his insistence on funding Ukraine.…
The American Conservative Mike Johnson had just become Speaker of the House, putting an end to the more than three weeks of the lower chamber being without a leader. With the speakership filled, there is much to be done, and not a lot of time to do it: The legislature has two weeks and change to pass the requisite appropriations bills and avoid a shutdown, even as the United States may be sleepwalking into starting another world war. The Louisianan Republican rose to the rostrum and delivered his first speech as Speaker of the House. About half way through the speech, Johnson told his House colleagues that âthe first bill that Iâm going to bring to this floor in just a little while will be in support of our dear friend Israel, and weâre overdue in getting that done.â
Some antennas perked upâwas Johnson going to be a stalwart against another possible world war, or would he be its midwife? Yet what Johnson left out of his summary of the first bill heâd bring to the floor was crucial: He didnât mention anything about simultaneously funding Ukraine. Johnson later confirmed that heâd be separating aid to Israel and Ukraine. âI told the staff at the White House today that our consensus among House Republicans is we need to bifurcate those issues,â Johnson told Fox Newsâ Sean Hannity…
