Preoccupied Trump too busy to browbeat Mike Johnson into withholding military aid from our allies.
By Curt_Anderson April 19, 2024 12:01 pm Category: Politics (0.0 from 0 votes)
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With the neutered ex-president forced to sit quietly in a Manhattan courthouse, Congress takes the opportunity to accomplish something without interference from Trump.
The House voted Friday in a bipartisan manner to advance a key foreign aid package, a significant step in sending aid to Ukraine and Israel and setting up a final vote as soon as Saturday.
In an extraordinary move, more Democrats (165) supported the measure than Republicans (151). The Democratic votes were necessary to overcome opposition from Speaker Mike Johnson’s right flank, who will likely only increase their calls to oust him.
The fight over the bills – and the potential for right-wing members of the GOP to attempt to oust Johnson over it – adds up to the most intense pressure that the speaker has faced over his future in his short time in the role. Rep. Thomas Massie on Tuesday said he would co-sponsor Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to vacate, which would boot Johnson from the speakership if it passed, leading the speaker to defiantly tell reporters that he would not be resigning.
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With the neutered ex-president forced to sit quietly in a Manhattan courthouse, Congress takes the opportunity to accomplish something without interference from Trump.