Prepare \u2063for a\u200b short-lived reign if Rep. Mike Johnson succumbs to Senate pressure to send\u200b more subsidies\u2064 for the war in Ukraine. The Senate recently approved a $95 billion spending package<\/a>, \u200dallocating over $60 billion to Ukraine,\u200b $14\u2064 billion to Israel, and $10 billion\u2064 to “humanitarian” \u2064efforts abroad. This brings\u2062 the total U.S. \u2063taxpayer payout for the proxy war in Ukraine to over $170 billion, according to The New York Times. Senate Minority Leader \u200dMitch McConnell championed this bill, celebrating its passage.\u200b <\/p>\n

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared,\u2062 “For\u2064 three years, \u200da policy of hesitation, short-sightedness, and self-deterrence led the world \u200dto wonder\u2062 whether\u2063 the \u200cUnited States \u200bstill \u200chas \u2062the\u200b resolve\u2064 to\u2064 face growing, coordinated threats. But today, the Senate\u2063 responded by\u200b reaffirming a commitment to rebuild and modernize our military, restore our credibility, and give the\u2063 current Commander-in-Chief, as well\u200c as the \u2064next, more tools to \u200csecure our interests.”<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the \u2062supplemental security package does not address the border \u2063crisis, leaving states struggling with the ongoing invasion. Last \u200bweek, Oklahoma \u2062Republican Sen. James \u200cLankford faced backlash for supporting a border deal \u200dthat \u2063would have allowed over\u200b 5,000 permanent crossings per day\u200b and granted asylum to all.\u200c Former President Donald Trump\u2063 bluntly stated that this bill would be \u200cdetrimental to Lankford’s career, especially\u200b in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

Lankford’s\u200c involvement in \u2063the\u200d border bill has also raised \u200bconcerns\u200d about McConnell’s leadership.\u200b Connecticut\u200c Sen. \u200bChris Murphy, the Democrats’\u2064 lead negotiator on the\u2062 bill, revealed that\u2062 McConnell played a significant role \u200din\u200c crafting the legislation. This has led \u2063several Senate Republicans\u2062 to\u200d call \u200dfor\u200b new leadership, emphasizing the need\u200c for \u200da Republican leader who prioritizes the\u200d party’s \u2064interests.<\/p>\n

Sen.\u2063 Ted Cruz of\u2063 Texas, along with other Republican senators, expressed their dissatisfaction with McConnell’s leadership during a press conference. They highlighted\u200d their support for \u200ba leadership challenge\u2062 to McConnell in November 2022. Johnson, the House speaker, even mocked McConnell with a Charlie Brown\u2063 meme.<\/p>\n

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For those looking \u200dfor a quick\u200d summary of what went down with the amnesty bill: Glitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer negotiated a\u2062 steaming turd sandwich<\/a> of a bill, McConnell convinced poor\u200b James Lankford \u200dto be the pitchman for the \u200bsteaming turd sandwich, and when McConnell \u2062in\u200d his\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/w1y9Ut6ceD<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Sean Davis (@seanmdav) February 6,\u200b 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n