{"id":2229262,"date":"2024-04-24T14:49:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T18:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-says-biden-white-house-is-caving-to-pro-hamas-wing-of-democratic-party\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T14:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T18:50:49","slug":"speaker-johnson-says-biden-white-house-is-caving-to-pro-hamas-wing-of-democratic-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-says-biden-white-house-is-caving-to-pro-hamas-wing-of-democratic-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson criticizes Biden White House for yielding to the pro-Hamas faction within the Democratic Party"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fspeaker-johnson-says-biden-white-house-is-caving-to-pro-hamas-wing-of-democratic-party%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=2229262&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 Speaker Mike Johnson\u200d from Louisiana accused the White House of giving in to anti-Semitism within the Democratic Party, particularly the\u200d pro-Hamas faction. He highlighted a lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/incitement-to-violence-pelosi-tweet-trump-is-deadly-to-our-democracy-and-our-people-he-needs-to-go-now\/\" title=\"Incitement to Violence? Pelosi Tweet: \u201cTrump Is Deadly to Our Democracy and Our People. He Needs to Go Now\u201d\">strong leadership<\/a> from\u2064 the \u2063White House and Democratic members in Congress. \u200cJohnson criticized the backpedaling on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">support<\/a> for Israel, despite Biden&#8217;s affirmation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-rally-around-taiwan-ahead-of-biden-admins-meeting-with-china\/\" title=\"Republicans Rally Around Taiwan Ahead of Biden Admin\u2019s Meeting With China\">unwavering support<\/a> for the country. House \u200dSpeaker \u200cMike Johnson from Louisiana criticized the White House for\u2062 yielding\u2064 to anti-Semitism \u200cwithin the Democratic Party, specifically the pro-Hamas group. He emphasized\u200b a lack of robust leadership from both the White House and Democratic lawmakers. Johnson also pointed out the reversal of support\u2063 for Israel, despite President\u2064 Biden&#8217;s stated commitment to unwavering support for the nation.  <\/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>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) accused the White House on Wednesday of \u201ccaving\u201d to anti-Semitism that he believes is getting too much of a pass in today\u2019s Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201creal problem\u201d right now is a lack of \u201cstrong leadership\u201d from the White House and Democrats in Congress, Johnson told radio host Hugh Hewitt in an <a href=\"https:\/\/hughhewitt.com\/speaker-mike-johnson-on-his-trip-to-columbia-the-state-department-leak-about-sanctioning-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, the White House is caving to the antisemitic \u2014 I call it the pro-Hamas wing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">party<\/a>. Now they backpedaled on their support for Israel,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Although Biden has declared <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/4610240-biden-marks-passover-with-statement-of-ironclad-support-for-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cironclad\u201d support<\/a> for Israel and backs aid for the country, he has also taken actions that could alleviate blowback from pro-Palestinian allies, including members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/bidens-support-from-progressives-at-risk-over-border-bill-and-israel-f44ed8f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leftist \u201cSquad\u201d<\/a> in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/09\/politics\/biden-trump-threat-to-democracy\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s approach to the war against Hamas in Gaza and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/14\/biden-netanyahu-iran-israel-us-wont-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly warned<\/a> Netanyahu the United States would not support Israel in a counterattack against Iran after a recent drone and missile attack.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, in his discussion with Hewitt, also chided Democrats for not doing more to condemn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6351366323112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesters chanting<\/a> for \u201cdeath\u201d to America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey won\u2019t call that out and some members, Democratic members of Congress, are even calling these anti-Semitic mobs peaceful protesters and defending the harassment, intimidation and all the rest,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s really become a serious problem,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd they\u2019re allowing mob rule to overtake the American ideals of free speech and the free exchange of ideas and in the free exercise of religion. This is not who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is planning a visit later on Wednesday to Columbia University, where a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rabbi warned<\/a> Jewish students to go home amid safety concerns stemming from pro-Palestinian demonstrations taking place around campus.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The speaker told Hewitt that acts of harassment and intimidation being reported at Columbia and other colleges are \u201cdisgusting and unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson voiced support for revoking federal funds for universities that cannot get a grip on the situation and for pulling student visas for \u201cviolent protesters\u201d from other countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re calling upon and demanding these university officials to get control. This situation is just completely out of control right now,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) slammed the White House for appeasing anti-Semitism within the Democratic Party, citing a lack of strong leadership. 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