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Speaker Mike Johnson faces critical decision on Ukraine aid as international pressure grows to act (www.cnn.com)

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Speaker Mike Johnson is facing international criticism over his lack of swift action on Ukraine aid, which is ratcheting up pressure to make a critical decision that will not only have massive implications for his rookie speakership but also for Ukraine’s ongoing war effort against Russia.

So far, Johnson has resisted calls to bring a Senate-passed aid package up for a quick vote – a move that would require Democratic support and almost certainly spark a revolt from his right flank, something Johnson is eager to avoid. The speaker has said the legislation, which includes over $60 billion in assistance for Ukraine, would not pass in its current form, and privately told Republicans during a closed-door meeting last week there is “no rush” to address the issue, with Congress since having left town for a nearly two-week recess.

The stakes of the high-profile debate – and Johnson’s pivotal role in a legislative response – came into even greater focus over the weekend. Global leaders gathered at the annual Munich Security Conference just as news broke that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny had died in prison, while Ukraine suffered a significant setback to Russian forces on the battlefield – twin developments that have injected a new sense of urgency for Congress to act as the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches this weekend and as the Ukrainian military warns it is running out of resources to resist.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Johnson needs to quit being such a pussy and do his appointed job as a US public servant. What are they going to do, fire him? They already lost one, and it humiliated them so bad that they won't have another catastrophic firing this close to a presidential race. Anyone who tries to fire him on the republican side will quietly get held down and beaten with a pillowcase full of soap bars like in Full Metal Jacket.

He either needs to do his job, or get on the front lines, as he's a complete waste of oxygen as speaker. Good, gunine people are dying while this coward sits around with his thumb up his ass.