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Exclusive — Jim Banks on Mike Johnson: I’ve ‘Never Seen a Bigger Flip-Flop in Politics’
Hannah Knudsen20 Apr 202495
3:08
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) said he has “never seen a bigger flip-flop in politics” than he has with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), making the remark during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday.
Banks, who is running for Senate, discussed the ongoing shock and drama surrounding Johnson, who replaced former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after his ousting.
“I’ve never seen a bigger flip-flop in politics than what Mike Johnson has done after he repeatedly said, ‘No more money for Ukraine until we secure our own border,’ and today, he’s doing just the opposite and here, in a couple of hours, may go down to the floor and cast yet another vote against billions of dollars more for a foreign country, Ukraine, while our House Republican leadership has completely abandoned our border,” Banks said.
Banks said he does not have a good explanation for what happened to Johnson, noting that the speaker also chaired the Republican Study Committee, “the largest conservative caucus, and he put out balanced budgets, talked about fiscal responsibility, and yet, he oversaw the biggest spending bill in congressional history with earmarks for late-term abortions and transgender surgeries a few weeks ago.”
“I don’t know what got into him. I don’t know who got to him. I don’t know what got into him,” Banks said, explaining that the “excuse of going into SCIFs [sensitive compartmented information facilities] and hearing classified briefings doesn’t hold up because I serve on the Armed Services Committee, and I’ve heard all of the same briefings.”
“I’m disappointed about it. I don’t have a good explanation. I don’t know why he’s doing this, but … it’s a big flip flop [and] a big disappointment for Republicans,” he added, discussing how Johnson essentially handed the speaker’s gavel to Democrats with this new arrangement.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/20/exclusive-jim-banks-on-mike-johnson-ive-never-seen-a-bigger-flip-flop-in-politics/
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Who got to him I think is the question? Who bought and paid for him?
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WOKE international globalist mega money miracles while a globalist President proves WOKE rule and Biden rule is better than anything Trump could do.
Elections do indeed have consequences useful fools!
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WOKE international globalist mega money miracles while a globalist President proves WOKE rule and Biden rule is better than anything Trump could do.
Elections do indeed have consequences useful fools!
Can anyone translate retard ?
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Who got to him I think is the question? Who bought and paid for him?
Something certainly seems up.
This guy is in way over his head.
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Preaching to fools is not without its hazards!
:silly: :tongue2: :silly:
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Who got to him I think is the question? Who bought and paid for him?
Mollie
@MZHemingway
How did Biden/Dems/media get everything they wanted for their Ukraine proxy war in exchange for nothing for Americans? Hardly any work at all. They appealed to Johnson’s vanity and they capitalized on his alarming gullibility.
9:18 AM · Apr 24, 2024
Jennifer Haberkorn
@jenhab
Biden directed his senior aides to employ a two-pronged strategy: privately make clear to Johnson the stakes if Putin claims Ukraine, leaning heavily on intelligence — and lay off attacking the new speaker. Senior aide Ricchetti spoke to Johnson regularly
From politico.com (https://t.co/7TQ4dmcxU5)
7:11 AM · Apr 24, 2024