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From the WSJ article in the OP:
Johnson voted for the initial $13 billion tranche of Ukraine aid in March 2022, shortly after the Russian invasion, which he said threatened “the greatest destabilization of the world order since WWII.”
But when the next $40 billion package came to the House floor in May 2022, Johnson balked, citing concerns about oversight and the need to fund domestic priorities, including border security. “We should not be sending another $40 billion abroad when our own border is in chaos…without sufficient oversight over where the money will go,” Johnson said in a statement to explain his “no” vote at the time.
On Sept. 28, Johnson was one of 117 House Republicans who voted against the $300 million in security assistance for Ukraine, a few days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an emotional visit to Congress, warning lawmakers that if his country didn’t get additional aid, “we will lose the war.”
Initially he was for Ukraine aid but has been against it since then. Seems like the only reason he's even thinking about sending more aid to Ukraine is so that he can get the Dems to agree to tighten up the asylum rules and make the border more secure.
The WSJ article in the OP had a link to another WSJ story about the border funding:
Tightening the initial standard immigrants must meet when applying for asylum could form the basis of a bipartisan border agreement in the Senate, where a group of lawmakers is racing to strike a deal before the end of this year that could unlock billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine.
Senate Republicans have demanded a crackdown on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as a condition for backing President Biden’s request for emergency funding for Ukraine, part of a $106 billion proposal that also includes aid for Israel and Taiwan as well as money to bolster the immigration system. Senate Democrats have acknowledged that changes to border policy will likely be part of any deal.
“In return for providing additional funding for Ukraine, we have to have significant and substantial reforms to our border policy,” said Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) on Fox News Sunday.
There's a thread in the Illegal Forum that shows it's reported an estimate of 4 million illegals are on the move and will be reaching our border over the next month or two.
WASHINGTON—Less than one month before Mike Johnson’s sudden ascent to the speakership, the Louisiana Republican, then a little-known member, joined the GOP by voting against $300 million going to Ukraine.
Now Johnson flipped faster than China’s hack of Hillary’s bathroom classified server. Johnson rolled. Caved.
You don't recall Kamala telling the class that Russia is a big country and Ukraine is a small country... And when a big country attacks a small country, that's wrong... Except she didn't say the part about how it's ok when we do it?
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