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Johnson: Biden may have had ‘senior moment’ with Israel military aid remarks

Speaker Mike Johnson questions President Joe Biden's commitment to supporting Israel with weapons after Biden's threat to withhold them if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invaded Rafah in southern Gaza.
Johnson believes Biden's statement goes against earlier assurances from administration officials regarding the delivery of weapons to Israel, raising concerns about the $95 billion emergency foreign aid package.
Johnson speculates that Biden's remarks may have been impromptu, hoping they weren't instructed by staff.

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New York Post

Speaker Johnson rips Biden’s ‘senior moment’ on threat to delay US weapons shipments to Israel

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he felt betrayed by President Biden's threat to withhold US weapons shipments to Israel and expressed hope the remark could be chalked up to a "senior moment" by the 81-year-old commander-in-chief.

11 days ago·New York, United States

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The Hill

Johnson: Biden may have had ‘senior moment’ with Israel military aid remarks

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he hopes President Biden was having a “senior moment” when he threatened to withhold weapons from Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proceeded with an invasion into Rafah in southern Gaza. Johnson, in a wide-ranging interview with Politico — which will air in full on a forthcoming episode of its…

11 days ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

Mike Johnson blames Biden having ‘senior moment’ for Israel aid decision

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) questioned whether President Joe Biden’s comments threatening to withhold aid from Israel were due to cognitive decline.

11 days ago·Washington, United States

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The Daily Caller

House Speaker Mike Johnson Says He Hopes Biden’s Latest Announcement On Israel Aid Was ‘A Senior Moment’

Speaker Mike Johnson said he hopes President Joe Biden's announcement that he would shut off sending offensive aid to Israel was "a senior moment."

11 days ago·Washington, United States

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Political Wire

Johnson Calls Biden’s Shift on Israel a ‘Senior Moment’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told Politico he hoped that President Biden’s comment about halting weapons shipments to Israel represented a “senior moment” and that otherwise it would be a betrayal. Said Johnson: “For the administration to make such a huge deviation in policy without, you know, any consultation with us — and in defiance of what we quite literally just voted on here days ago — to me, it raises a lot of alarm.”

11 days ago·New York, United States

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The Daily Wire

Speaker Johnson Accuses Biden Of Betrayal, Hopes Israel Aid Threat Was ‘Senior Moment’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) chided President Joe Biden for suggesting the United States could withhold shipments of weapons to Israel if it launches a full-scale ground operation in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip city where many Palestinians have taken refuge during the war against Hamas. During an interview with POLITICO on Wednesday, Johnson reportedly accused Biden of reneging on a deal to pass a $95 billion foreign aid bill last month.…

11 days ago·Nashville, United States

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