Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Friday that they will extend an invitation to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress.
This move takes some cojones from Chuck Schumer. Schumer railed against Netanyahu on March 7 on the Senate floor. He called Netanyahu an “obstacle of peace.” He went way over the line in his criticism and meddled in Israeli domestic politics by calling for new elections. Let that sink in. Schumer called for elections in hopes of ousting Netanyahu from office as he conducts a war for the survival of Israel.
Netanyahu is the duly elected leader of Israel. Polls show he isn’t very popular with Israelis, in general, but he is overwhelmingly supported by Israelis in his execution of the war. The Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. pushed back against Schumer’s unhinged remarks.
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