Speaker of the House Mike Johnson took time in an interview with Greta Van Susteren to tout the House GOP’s support for Israel, and to contrast that with Kamala Harris’s strategy of appeasement to Iran and its proxies Hamas and Hezbollah. Michael Katz reports in Newsmax:
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Newsmax on Monday that House Republicans have been resolute in their support for Israel following Hamas’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and that appeasement of Iran by the Biden-Harris administration only emboldened the Islamic regime’s proxies to lash out at the Jewish state.
“We have stood strong with Israel,” Johnson told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren.” “House Republicans have led the way in that with regard to the federal government and the United States.
“Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have had a strategy of appeasement in so many ways with Iran, and they’ve effectively empowered them and allowed all this aggression, the attack of Iran and its proxies, beginning with Hamas and Hezbollah. And it’s a real shame.”
Johnson said supporting Israel has been a priority since he was elected speaker about three weeks after Hamas’ terrorist attack. He said it was vital for the House to pass a resolution that it stands with Israel as it defends itself against “the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists.” The resolution was approved by a 412-10 vote on Oct. 25, the first day he became speaker.
“Following the atrocities of Oct. 7, Congress was stalled for three weeks in responding,” Johnson said. “The very first thing I did is get that resolution passed on the House floor and through Congress to support Israel in the strongest terms. Then we supplied the supplemental foreign assistance that they needed for their actual defense. And, of course, we have military assets surrounding Israel right now. We’re doing everything we possibly can.”
Johnson said by trying to appease both sides in the conflict, the Biden-Harris administration has not only put Israel in danger, but the U.S. and other nations around the world.
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