{"id":2204120,"date":"2024-03-22T12:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-invites-netanyahu-to-address-congress-rips-schumer-for-interfering-in-israels-politics\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T12:05:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T16:05:36","slug":"mike-johnson-invites-netanyahu-to-address-congress-rips-schumer-for-interfering-in-israels-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-invites-netanyahu-to-address-congress-rips-schumer-for-interfering-in-israels-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson extends an invitation to Netanyahu to speak at Congress and criticizes Schumer for meddling in Israel&#8217;s political affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-johnson-invites-netanyahu-to-address-congress-rips-schumer-for-interfering-in-israels-politics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2204120&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Mike Johnson&#8217;s \u200bBold Move: Inviting Netanyahu to Congress<\/h2>\n<p>Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a fervent\u2063 advocate for Israel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-pick-opposed-enforcing-civil-rights-laws-against-blacks\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Pick Opposed Enforcing Civil Rights Laws Against Blacks\">made waves<\/a> by announcing his\u200d intention \u2062to invite\u200d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before Congress. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a> on\u2062 CNBC\u2019s \u201cSquawk\u200d Box,\u201d Johnson \u2062didn&#8217;t\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-may-ease-ccp-virus-lockdown-from-march-foreign-secretary-says\/\" title=\"UK May Ease CCP Virus Lockdown From March, Foreign Secretary Says\">hold back<\/a> \u2064as he criticized Senate Majority\u200c Leader Chuck Schumer for his controversial remarks\u200c on Israeli politics.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat Chuck Schumer did was \u200dalmost staggering,\u200b just\u200b unbelievable. To suggest \u2063to our strongest ally in the Middle East, the only stable democracy, that he knows better how to run their democracy is just patently absurd.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Strong Stand for Israel<\/h3>\n<p>In response to questions \u2064regarding the invitation, Johnson expressed his eagerness\u2064 to welcome Netanyahu, highlighting\u2062 the importance of standing in solidarity \u200bwith Israel\u2062 during\u2062 these critical times. He emphasized the need to support \u200bIsrael&#8217;s fight for existence and projected \u2063strength through unity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Johnson&#8217;s commitment to Israel\u200d is unwavering.<\/li>\n<li>He \u2064aims\u200c to project strength\u200b and solidarity with Israel.<\/li>\n<li>Inviting \u2062Netanyahu is a critical step in demonstrating support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regarding the controversy stirred by Schumer&#8217;s\u2063 remarks, Johnson highlighted the \u2063potential consequences \u200bof undermining a crucial alliance and the need for diplomatic caution in international relations.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think it was\u2063 received that way in Israel;\u200d I don\u2019t think they appreciate that very much, \u2063and it sends a terrible signal to our allies and our enemies around the world. So I wish Schumer would keep his comments to himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the discussion unfolded, Johnson remained resolute in his stance, affirming the\u200b necessity\u2062 of bipartisan\u200b support for Israel and\u200c the forthcoming deliberations on vital funding issues concerning the nation.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking \u200dAhead<\/h3>\n<p>With\u200c diplomatic tensions running high, Johnson&#8217;s invitation to Netanyahu symbolizes a critical\u200c juncture in Congressional relations with Israel. It underscores the \u2064importance of unity and unwavering support for \u200ba nation fighting to preserve its sovereignty\u2064 and stability.<\/p>\n<p>As Johnson continues to navigate \u200dthe intricate web\u2063 of \u200binternational relations, his firm stance on Israel&#8217;s \u2064behalf \u2062resonates as a \u2064beacon of strength and solidarity\u200d in uncertain times.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer, in response to the unfolding events, has since \u2064issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-censors-tulsi-gabbard-interview-on-ukraine-as-inappropriate\/\" title=\"YouTube Censors Tulsi Gabbard Interview on Ukraine as 'Inappropriate'\">statement expressing openness<\/a> to a bipartisan\u200c approach concerning Netanyahu&#8217;s address to Congress, indicating a \u2064potential\u200c shift towards a more harmonious discourse \u2064moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson, a strong advocate for Israel, plans to invite Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress. During an interview on CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box,&#8221; Johnson criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for his recent controversial remarks on Israeli politics, sparking backlash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2204121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/10\/GettyImages-1240599505.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2204120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/10\/GettyImages-1240599505.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2204120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2204121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2204120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2204120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2204120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}