Annie Karni
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And at the time, Marjorie Taylor Greene was threatening to oust him from his job because of this. So he actually did, you know, at the time, make a hard decision, which was, I'm going to potentially risk my job to do what I think is the right thing. And now we saw him at the State of the Union.
I actually couldn't help but knowing from our reporting all that he had done to secure Ukraine funding when Trump, during his addressed to the joint session, was complaining about Ukraine funding, Johnson was shaking his head on the day I spied him, like, I can't believe this. Terrible, terrible.
I actually couldn't help but knowing from our reporting all that he had done to secure Ukraine funding when Trump, during his addressed to the joint session, was complaining about Ukraine funding, Johnson was shaking his head on the day I spied him, like, I can't believe this. Terrible, terrible.
I actually couldn't help but knowing from our reporting all that he had done to secure Ukraine funding when Trump, during his addressed to the joint session, was complaining about Ukraine funding, Johnson was shaking his head on the day I spied him, like, I can't believe this. Terrible, terrible.
And now he, the only way he defends what he did last year is to say, I set the table for Trump to end this war. But it's a complete 180 to fall in line with Trump's position.
And now he, the only way he defends what he did last year is to say, I set the table for Trump to end this war. But it's a complete 180 to fall in line with Trump's position.
And now he, the only way he defends what he did last year is to say, I set the table for Trump to end this war. But it's a complete 180 to fall in line with Trump's position.
He says to her โ Marjorie, have you ever been to Europe? And she says, no. And he says, have you ever served in the military? And she says, no. And he says, but you expect me to take your word for this over our generals, four-star generals, our guys, Trump guys. And she says, well, the American people know, and you would know if you weren't such a P-word.
He says to her โ Marjorie, have you ever been to Europe? And she says, no. And he says, have you ever served in the military? And she says, no. And he says, but you expect me to take your word for this over our generals, four-star generals, our guys, Trump guys. And she says, well, the American people know, and you would know if you weren't such a P-word.
He says to her โ Marjorie, have you ever been to Europe? And she says, no. And he says, have you ever served in the military? And she says, no. And he says, but you expect me to take your word for this over our generals, four-star generals, our guys, Trump guys. And she says, well, the American people know, and you would know if you weren't such a P-word.
I mean, writing this would convince me that being a member of Congress, maybe being a senator is a nicer gig. You're not always running for your election. A lot of them, with their nice six-year terms, actually make a life in Washington and, like, can live with their children and have some semblance of a normal life. But for these House members... It's a slog. First of all, there's the travel.
I mean, writing this would convince me that being a member of Congress, maybe being a senator is a nicer gig. You're not always running for your election. A lot of them, with their nice six-year terms, actually make a life in Washington and, like, can live with their children and have some semblance of a normal life. But for these House members... It's a slog. First of all, there's the travel.
I mean, writing this would convince me that being a member of Congress, maybe being a senator is a nicer gig. You're not always running for your election. A lot of them, with their nice six-year terms, actually make a life in Washington and, like, can live with their children and have some semblance of a normal life. But for these House members... It's a slog. First of all, there's the travel.
I mean, you are back and forth every week. If you live across the country, the jet lag and the travel is just crushing. Then there is not seeing your family. A lot of people, when they leave, it always sounds like kind of a cop-out or not the real reason if you say, like, I want to leave to spend more time with my family. But it's not actually like not a factor.
I mean, you are back and forth every week. If you live across the country, the jet lag and the travel is just crushing. Then there is not seeing your family. A lot of people, when they leave, it always sounds like kind of a cop-out or not the real reason if you say, like, I want to leave to spend more time with my family. But it's not actually like not a factor.
I mean, you are back and forth every week. If you live across the country, the jet lag and the travel is just crushing. Then there is not seeing your family. A lot of people, when they leave, it always sounds like kind of a cop-out or not the real reason if you say, like, I want to leave to spend more time with my family. But it's not actually like not a factor.
We talked to one Brad Wenstrup who left Congress last term and he said that like his 10-year-old son would tell his wife like it feels like dad doesn't even exist. So that takes a toll. We talked earlier about the physical violence and the threats has become huge. I mean that โ These members are under constant threats of violence and they don't have protection.
We talked to one Brad Wenstrup who left Congress last term and he said that like his 10-year-old son would tell his wife like it feels like dad doesn't even exist. So that takes a toll. We talked earlier about the physical violence and the threats has become huge. I mean that โ These members are under constant threats of violence and they don't have protection.
We talked to one Brad Wenstrup who left Congress last term and he said that like his 10-year-old son would tell his wife like it feels like dad doesn't even exist. So that takes a toll. We talked earlier about the physical violence and the threats has become huge. I mean that โ These members are under constant threats of violence and they don't have protection.
If they want protection, they have to pay for it themselves from their campaign accounts. Not to mention then you're doing all this traveling and not having a regular family life and being threatened. And then you look at it and you're like, for what? When we're here โ The House floor is frozen. We're not actually voting. We're sitting and taking 15 rounds. It took a week to elect a speaker.