House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday night that President Biden is showing obvious signs of cognitive decline, hours after meeting with the commander in chief for the first time as leader of the the lower house of Congress.
“Do you see cognitive decline in Joe Biden and, if so, is that a danger to the country?” Fox News host Sean Hannity asked the newly installed House Speaker.
“Yes. I think most of us do,” Johnson said. “This is not a personal slight to him. It has to do with age and insight, and everyone is different. Everyone ages differently.”
“Clearly, if you watch a tape of Joe Biden making an argument in the Senate Judiciary Committee a few years ago and you watch a speech he gives now, there is a difference,” he added. “Again, it’s not a personal insult to him. It’s just reality.”
Johnson, 51, met with the president and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Thursday to discuss Biden’s supplemental national security requests of $106 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and other projects.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), in an interview hours after meeting with President Biden on Thursday, said the commander in chief has obvious signs of cognitive decline. Fox News “Do you see cognitive decline in Joe Biden, and if so, is that a danger to the country?” Fox News’ Sean Hannity asked the newly installed House Speaker. AFP via Getty Images
The Louisiana Republican won the speaker’s gavel Wednesday with unanimous support from his fellow House Republicans, concluding a three-week leadership fight that followed the impeachment of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
On October 3, a group of eight Republican lawmakers led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) joined 208 Democrats to unseat McCarthy, with hardline conservatives claiming the president had broken his promise to their caucus by approve a bipartisan government. expense project.
The bill, known as a continuing resolution, will fund the government at current levels until November 17, but from then on, according to Johnson, it may need to be extended until January or April 2024.
The Louisiana Republican was elected in a unanimous vote by House Republicans, concluding a month-long fight for conference leadership following the impeachment of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).AP
In an “ambitious timeline” he laid out before his election, Johnson planned to pass separate appropriations bills before federal funding expires, but left open the option of extending the continuing resolution into next year.
Gaetz alleged that McCarthy had also entered into “a secret side agreement” with Biden on increased Ukrainian funding for kyiv’s war against Russia, which the deposed president denied.
Johnson, who voted last year against sending $40 billion in aid to the war-torn nation, told Hannity Thursday night that his group did not approve of the president’s request to bundle foreign aid.
On October 3, a group of eight Republican lawmakers led by Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz joined with 208 Democrats to impeach McCarthy.AP
“I told the White House staff today that our consensus among House Republicans is that we need to bifurcate those issues,” Johnson said, before pivoting to affirm his commitment to stopping Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offensive in Eastern Europe. .
“We cannot allow Vladimir Putin to prevail in Ukraine because I don’t think he would stop there, and it would probably encourage and empower China to perhaps take action in Taiwan,” he continued. “We have these concerns.”
“We’re not going to abandon them, but we have a responsibility, a stewardship responsibility, over the precious treasure of the American people,” Johnson told Hannity.
Biden’s national security package would bundle $61.4 billion in funding for Ukraine with just $14.3 billion for Israel as it fights Hamas terrorists who invaded the Jewish state on October 7.Getty Images
“We have to make sure that the White House gives people some accountability for dollars.”
Biden’s national security package would bundle $61.4 billion in funding for Ukraine with just $14.3 billion for Israel as it fights Hamas terrorists who invaded the Jewish state on Oct. 7, killing more than 1,400 people, including the least 33 Americans.
The White House also requested another $9.15 billion in humanitarian aid, of which $100 million will be sent to Palestinian civilians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
“They use Palestinians as shields; “They don’t even provide people with drinking water,” Johnson said of Hamas.Fox News
“They use Palestinians as shields; They don’t even provide people with drinking water,” Johnson said of the terrorist group.
“We are supposed to believe that they are going to use American aid for humanitarian purposes. Count me as a skeptic.”
Follow The Post’s live blog for the latest on Hamas’ attack on Israel.
“We have to be very careful not to fund more terrorist organizations that are trying to wipe Israel off the map,” Johnson added.
The Israel Defense Forces have reportedly been delaying their ground invasion to allow time to secure the release of more than 200 hostages held in Gaza, but have carried out targeted airstrikes in the Palestinian territory to kill senior Israeli commanders. Hamas.
Johnson, a devout Southern Baptist, described his meeting with the president as “cordial,” but admitted he disagreed with Biden “on almost no policy.”
“I have no problem with President Biden as an individual. You respect the position: it is a biblical warning that you should honor those who deserve it,” he told Hannity.
“But he and I hardly agree on any policies, so we didn’t touch on that topic too much today, Sean, but there will be time for that in the next few days.”
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