Johnson says he will invite Netanyahu to address Congress amid partisan tension

[brooklynite]

Source: ABC News

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that he will invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress -- a move that comes days after Senate Majority Chuck Schumer called for Israel to hold a new election seen as a way to replace Netanyahu.

"We will certainly extend that invitation," Johnson said in an interview with CNBC.

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For a joint session of Congress to occur, Schumer would need to sign off on Johnson's invitation.

Schumer said in a statement Thursday that he would not oppose Netanyahu coming to speak to lawmakers "in a bipartisan way."

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/johnson-invite-netanyahu-address-congress-amid-partisan-tension/story?id=108353164

[TomSlick]

1. Why would Schumer sign-off on this?

Blatant war criminals should not be addressing Congress.

Netanyahu and Trump are besties. There is no way in hell that he would speak "in a bipartisan way."

A trap is being laid. I'll be curious to see if Johnson and Netanyahu take the bait.

[former9thward]

2. Does Schumer consider Netanyahu to be a war criminal?

[TomSlick]

4. I assume so.

Starving civilians as a strategic weapon is a war crime. (Yeah, I know, starving civilians in a siege was common in the middle ages but this ain't the middle ages.) For Netanyahu, the death of Palestinian civilians is not a glitch or collateral damage. The death of Palestinians is a feature of the plan.

Schumer is an intelligent man. He knows Netanyahu is a war criminal.

[former9thward]

8. Well, he certainly has not said so.

This is his full speech about Netanyahu. Nothing about being a war criminal or anything close to it.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-senator-chuck-schumers-speech-israeli-elections-are-the-only-way/

[cstanleytech]

9. I'm willing to trust that he'll have a good reason if he does.

[TomSlick]

10. Agreed. Again, I suspect a trap is being laid.

[marble falls]

3. "The Loose Cannon Hour", why give him an opportunity to try to influence our election. He can come after Jan 20.

[prodigitalson]

5. surely to god schumer will not sign off on this

[SergeStorms]

6. I wonder who....

put Johnson up to this?

His boss, maybe? 🙄

[PortTack]

7. Fascist asks a fascist to come and speak...no surprise there

[maxsolomon]

11. That's his prerogative.

Schumer won't stop it.

Let Netanyahu make his case.