Axios reports:
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday he will invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress. The idea was floated by several House Republicans as a way to hit back at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for his recent criticism of Netanyahu.
“We’ll certainly extend that invitation,” Johnson said in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” adding that he’d “love to have” the Israeli PM address a joint session of Congress. Johnson said he has also been invited to address the Israeli Knesset and “we’re just trying to work out schedules on all this.”
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House Speaker Johnson says he’ll invite Netanyahu to address the House of Representatives.
“We will certainly extend that invitation… We are just trying to work out schedules on all this.”
He added that “a big majority of the Senate would want to come and stand in support.” pic.twitter.com/UZ3id9OEvH
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