By Haley Talbot, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he will extend an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress after members of his conference encouraged him to do so. “We will certainly extend that invitation,” Johnson said on CNBC.
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Johnson says he will extend an invitation to Netanyahu to address Congress
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House Republicans want Netanyahu to talk to Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress about the conflict against Hamas in Gaza.
By Haley Talbot, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he will extend an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress after members of his conference encouraged him to do so. “We will certainly extend that invitation,” Johnson said on CNBC.
If he accepts Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s planned invite to speak before Congress, chances are Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will find an even less receptive audience than listened to his 2015 address.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, a show of support from Republicans amid growing Democratic criticism of Netanyahu’s leadership.
Johnson's invitation comes as the debate about U.S. policy toward Israel has shifted since the war. GOP leaders are emphasizing their support for Netanyahu, and highlighting a divide among Democrats.
Mike Johnson says it would be ‘a great honor’ for Israel’s prime minister to speak as Republican support remains strong despite death toll in Gaza rising
By Haley Talbot and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson is considering inviting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress after House members raised the idea in their closed-door conference meeting Wednesday morning.
House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed Thursday that he intends to formally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress.
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, a show of support from Republicans amid growing Democratic criticism of Netanyahu's leadership.
