{"id":2226170,"date":"2024-04-20T18:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T22:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-waive-ukrainian-flags-on-house-floor-while-chanting-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T18:42:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T22:42:46","slug":"democrats-waive-ukrainian-flags-on-house-floor-while-chanting-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-waive-ukrainian-flags-on-house-floor-while-chanting-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats proudly wave Ukrainian flags on the House floor while chanting &#8216;Ukraine!"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fdemocrats-waive-ukrainian-flags-on-house-floor-while-chanting-ukraine%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=2226170&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--><p>House Democrats prominently showcased Ukrainian flags while voting on a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bills did\u200b not\u2064 address President Biden&#8217;s border crisis. Republicans opposed the move, pushing for funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">border security measures<\/a>. Despite the criticism, \u2063Speaker\u2062 Mike Johnson emphasized the importance of supporting global threats. House Democrats displayed Ukrainian flags during the $95 billion foreign aid package \u200cvote for Ukraine, Israel, and\u200c Taiwan, overlooking President Biden&#8217;s border crisis. Republicans criticized the decision, advocating for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-readies-for-funding-fight-as-lawmakers-return-to-washington\/\" title=\"White House readies for funding fight as lawmakers return to Washington\">increased border security funding<\/a>. Speaker Mike Johnson stressed the significance of addressing global \u200bthreats amidst the debate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Many House Democrats waived <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainian flags<\/a> on the floor of the House of Representatives on Saturday as members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-passes-95-billion-spending-package-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted to pass<\/a> a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-95-billion-spending-package-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan\/\" title=\"House approves  billion funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan\">spending packages designating  billion<\/a> in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan while failing to address President Joe Biden\u2019s border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>A separate vote was taken on each aid proposal with $60 billion allocated for Ukraine, about $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to support Taiwan. Another bill that could ban TikTok if the company is not divested from Chinese control was also passed.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced pushback from some Republicans in the House who wanted him to hold votes on foreign aid spending until more funding for border security measures was secured. After the votes, Johnson said that global threats from Russia, Iran, and China necessitated American leadership and support for the spending.<\/p>\n<p>Video from C-SPAN showed what appeared to be only Democrats waving small Ukraine flags after the bill was passed for Ukraine while they chanted \u201cUkraine!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUkrainian flags fly as they chant Ukraine! Ukraine! in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives,\u201d said Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO). \u201cAmerica\u2019s border isn\u2019t secure but they voted to send tens of billions more to secure Ukraine\u2019s. This is what Ukraine First, America Last looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ukrainian flags fly as they chant Ukraine! Ukraine! in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives<\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s border isn\u2019t secure but they voted to send tens of billions more to secure Ukraine\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>This is what Ukraine First, America Last looks like. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vxVvnWzNOl\">pic.twitter.com\/vxVvnWzNOl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eric_Schmitt\/status\/1781752609742754168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News reporter Bill Melugin shared text messages that he received from ICE and Border Patrol officials following the passage of the spending package, some of which said: \u201cUnbelievable,\u201d \u201cWe\u2019re screwed,\u201d and \u201cSo messed up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Numerous Republicans slammed their Democrat counterparts for flying Ukrainian flags on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) took to a microphone on the House floor and told the Democrats: \u201cPut those damn flags away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a disgrace to display any other flag than the American flag in the House Chamber!\u201d she later added on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen was the last time you saw 200 Democrat politicians proudly waving the American flag?\u201d asked Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When was the last time you saw 200 Democrat politicians proudly waving the American flag? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/scOTo6ufWQ\">pic.twitter.com\/scOTo6ufWQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJimBanks\/status\/1781744796597395763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) posted on X: \u201cDemocrats are passing out Ukrainian flags on the Floor of the US House right now. They just voted to kill the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-dems-try-to-pass-3-5t-far-left-wish-list-then-hell-yeah-gop-should-skip-town-like-tx-dems\/\" title=\"Graham: If Dems Try To Pass .5T Far-Left Wish List Then \u2018Hell Yeah\u2019 GOP Should Skip Town Like TX Dems\">border security bill<\/a> and now they are waiving a foreign flag. AMERICA LAST!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8Democrats are passing out Ukrainian flags on the Floor of the US House right now. They just voted to kill the border security bill and now they are waiving a foreign flag. AMERICA LAST!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Mary Miller (@RepMaryMiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMaryMiller\/status\/1781743038903074837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrats displayed Ukrainian flags on the House floor during a Saturday session. They voted on packages allocating $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bills did not address President Biden&#8217;s border crisis. 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