House Speaker Mike Johnson accused US President Joe Biden of betraying Washington's closest ally, Israel. This is reported by Fox News February 6.
It is clarified that Johnson criticized Biden after the White House threatened to veto a separate bill from House Republicans on aid to Israel.
“The threat of a presidential veto is an act of betrayal,” the speaker said.
By threatening to veto aid to Israel, Biden is abandoning an ally in a time of need, he said.
“Israel is at war, fighting for its right to exist, while our brave men and women in uniform are in danger under its orders to contain Iran. By threatening to veto aid to Israel and our military, President Biden is abandoning our ally in its time of need. “I call on Israel's friends and Iran's foes to call the president's bluff and accept this clean aid package,” Johnson said.
The White House threatened to veto an aid bill to Israel without including Ukraine on February 5. The presidential administration also noted that it had spent months reaching a national security agreement that would secure the American border and provide the necessary support to Ukraine and Israel.
The US Senate presented the corresponding bill on February 4. According to the text of the document, $60 billion is planned to be allocated to the Kyiv regime, $14.1 billion to Israel, and another $20.2 billion to strengthen the border with Mexico due to the serious problem with the high number of illegal migrants.
In turn, US President Joe Biden stated to support the Senate bill and called on Congress to pass it as soon as possible.
However, the Republican Party published a joint statement by the leaders of the faction, in which they condemned the Senate bill, which included assistance to Ukraine. According to congressmen, any discussion of this bill in its current form is a “waste of time.”
Also, US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. said that Ukraine should not receive additional funding from the United States until the White House resolves the state’s internal problems. He noted that asking for an additional $60 billion when we have so many problems at home, including inflation and a border crisis, is reckless.
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