Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN ) said he has “never seen a bigger flip-flop in politics ” than he has with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA ), making the remark during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday.
Banks, who is running for Senate, discussed the ongoing shock and drama surrounding Johnson, who replaced former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA ) after his ousting.
In contrast, Mike Johnson has done the opposite in politics, saying,” No more money for Ukraine until we secure our own frontier,” Banks said.” In a few hours, he may go down to the floor and cast yet another voting against billions of dollars for Ukraine, while our House Republican administration has entirely abandoned our borders.
Banks claimed that he does not have a compelling reason for what happened to Johnson, noting that the listener also presided over the Republican Study Committee, which is considered the largest traditional conference, and that he also advocated for fiscal responsibility. He added that he also produced balanced budgets and other important economic issues, and that he also oversaw the largest spending bill in parliamentary history with earmarks for late-term abortions and transgender surgeries a few weeks ago. ”
U. S. Rep. Speaker of the House. Mike Johnson (R-LA ) ( Alex Wong/Getty Images )
“ I don’t know what got into him. I don’t know who got to him. I don’t know what got into him, ” Banks said, explaining that the “excuse of going into SCIFs [sensitive compartmented information facilities ] and hearing classified briefings does n’t hold up because I serve on the Armed Services Committee, and I’ve heard all of the same briefings. ”
“I’m disappointed about it. I don’t have a good explanation. I don’t know why he’s doing this, but … it ’s a big flip flop [and ] a big disappointment for Republicans, ” he added, discussing how Johnson essentially handed the speaker’s gavel to Democrats with this new arrangement.
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After the omnibus spending bill with the biggest price tag in American history and earmarks for late-term abortion facilities, I thought it could n’t get any worse. I thought it could n’t get worse than that, but this, this takes the cake, ” he said of Johnson ’s flip-flop.
After saying repeatedly that we were n’t going to do that, we raised an additional$ 60 billion for Ukraine without securing our borders, ” Banks continued, noting that he is unaware of what lies ahead.
“I’m afraid of it. I mean, I’m concerned about what Mike Johnson might do after he has gotten away with this. And it ’s not just him. The House Republican leadership team has allowed this to happen, it turns out. So we have rank-and-file members like myself; conservatives in the House must hold them accountable and ensure that nothing similar happens before we can get a new majority, design a new speaker, and, hopefully, elect Donald Trump as president, he added.
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