Speaker Mike Johnson Angers Far Right, Declares ‘We Can’t Allow Vladimir Putin to Prevail’ in Ukraine
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/speaker-mike-johnson-angers-far-right-declares-we-cant-allow-vladimir-putin-to-prevail-in-ukraine/
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cedarmesa@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 2y
bedrooms@kbin.social · -20 pts · 2y
I understand Dems couldn't trust McCarthy. But them nominating (and voting, was it?) a Dem who has no chance of becoming Speaker was just... irresponsible. And as a result of this kind of Dems' poor negotiation even with relatively moderate Republicans, the House elected this MAGAt.
(I think I read Dems called for Republicans to vote for their Dem candidate... If that's true then that's like an elementary school level incident in my eyes.)
Bernie_Sandals@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y
No, they repeatedly mentioned moderate Republicans they'd be willing to nominate and repeatedly tried to get the "moderate" Republicans to work with them to nominate a republican.
The Republicans were the ones who didn't want to negotiate, not the Democrats.
bedrooms@kbin.social · -3 pts · 2y
I know Rs were worse. I know they are a BAD and EVIL. I still want Ds to do better.
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 2y
This guy has consistently voted against every package to help Ukraine. So maybe we shouldn't put to much trust in what he says.
TigrisMorte@kbin.social · 16 pts · 2y
He is still trying to keep the benefit of the doubt from his being a nobody despite having been a very loud Christian Nationalist and MAGAt.
BobsonDugnutt@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
Angers the Agents for Russia
Drusas@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
He may be a horrible Christofascist, but at least we can be relieved that he'll continue to support Ukraine.
ickplant@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 2y
Or - and hear me out here - he is lying.
SlikPikker@lemmy.ca · 33 pts · 2y
Don't trust fascists.
WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social · 22 pts · 2y
Am I confusing him with one of the other dozen or two choices they floated, but wasn't he against aid to Ukraine previously? I can't keep all these christofascists straight, they're such cookie cutter clones of each other.
bedrooms@kbin.social · 14 pts · 2y
Yes
troglodytis@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
Voting against aid packages isn't support.