Johnson: “Zero Tolerance” For Disrupting Netanyahu

Axios reports:

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) cautioned lawmakers there will be a “zero-tolerance” policy for disruptions during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress on Wednesday, warning that guests who disturb the speech may be arrested.

Netanyahu’s scheduled appearance has sparked pushback from Democrats frustrated with his handling of the the Israel-Hamas war, with Johnson trying to preempt any controversial moments.

Johnson wrote in a letter to colleagues that there will be an “increased police presence” in the House chamber during the speech and that “we will enforce a zero-tolerance policy for disturbances in the building.”

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