This should not come as a surprise.
Facing an ever-diminishing number of Republican representatives willing to support Joe Biden’s demand for massive and unending spending for Ukraine, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson now tells DC media he will pass the spending with Democrat votes.
Retention and continuation of spending for Ukraine is the ultimate example of a UniParty Congress. The powers that control the mechanics of spending taxpayer money simply don’t care how much opposition exists amid the taxpayers. They will fund Ukraine, and public opinion means naught.
Emphasis mine, because there’s an ancillary story.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia — Speaker Mike Johnson told POLITICO that he expects to pass a future Ukraine assistance bill with Democratic votes, an acknowledgment of the persistent resistance to any new aid within the GOP.
Johnson said in a Thursday interview at the House Republican retreat that aid to both Ukraine and Israel could come up as one or even two separate bills. He said he anticipates it would happen using the House’s suspension calendar, which he’s used often in recent days to overcome pushback from his own party. (read more)
This type of outlook and UniParty ideology is what leads to this next dose of sunlight. President Trump refused to attend the Sulphur Springs retreat and talk to the Republicans gathered there.





