Home Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday morning shut down the Senate’s overseas support invoice and blasted Joe Biden in a fiery press convention.
Final week Republican Senators voted towards advancing a compromised ‘border security bill’ that may have allotted extra money to overseas nations whereas largely ignoring the US border.
The Senate’s $118.28 billion nationwide safety supplemental bundle allotted $60 billion in navy support to Ukraine.
Solely $20.23 billion was allotted to safe the US border amid an unprecedented invasion of military-age males from Africa, the Center East, Latin America, and China.
After this invoice did not go the Senate final week, Schumer rolled out one other supplemental support bundle for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
The Senate early Tuesday handed Schumer’s supplemental support bundle and allotted $95 billion to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. 22 Republicans voted in favor of giving overseas nations cash whereas ignoring the disaster on the US border.
The $95 billion bundle died within the Home. Speaker Johnson shut it down.
“The Republican-led House will not be jammed or forced into passing a foreign aid bill that was opposed by most Senate Republicans,” Speaker Johnson stated.
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BREAKING: Speaker Johnson holds the road, shuts down the Senate overseas funding invoice:
“The Republican-led Home won’t be jammed or compelled into passing a overseas support invoice that was opposed by most Senate Republicans. pic.twitter.com/g1iimurJF4
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 14, 2024
Speaker Johnson blasted Joe Biden and cited Particular Counsel Robert Hur’s report by which he described Biden as an aged man with a poor reminiscence.
The Justice Division defended not charging Joe Biden as a result of he isn’t competent to face trial.
“A man too incapable of being held accountable for mishandling classified information is certainly unfit for the Oval Office,” Johnson stated.
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Speaker Mike Johnson: “A man too incapable of being held accountable for mishandling classified information is certainly unfit for the Oval Office.” pic.twitter.com/NzwXvU5ABW
— NRCC (@NRCC) February 14, 2024
