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House Republicans will pass Ukraine aid after backing down on border demand (www.independent.co.uk)

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GOP had previously demanded Congress address US-Mexico border crossings before passing further foreign aid

House Republican leadership appears to be officially backing down from their demand for lawmakers to address border security before any further aid was passed to support Ukraine in its war against a Russian invasion.

The news was made on Thursday at the House Republican retreat, with Speaker Mike Johnson telling reporters that bills to further fund both Ukraine’s defence and Israel’s military effort against Hamas would be brought up separately in the coming weeks. There was no indication that Republicans would continue baulking at the idea of passing either of them without first striking some kind of deal on immigration reform or border security that could pass both chambers of Congress.

In December of last year, Mr Johnson had made that demand explicit, telling the White House in a letter: “[S]upplemental Ukraine funding is dependent upon enactment of transformative change to our nation’s border security laws”.

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[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago

If I were Puting I'd be demanding my money back.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 months ago

Yeah, that’s the problem with hiring spineless little shits as your lackeys: they fold like a wet paper towel when push comes to shove.

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 15 points 8 months ago

That's the Lackey Paradox, or Klebb's Law*.

Anyone spineless enough to bow to pressure from you will also bend when faced by any stronger person.

Klebb's Law is named after Soviet spy Rosa Klebb, one of the most successful agent runners in history. RIP

https://youtu.be/Zai6SJp6KDc

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