How Johnson came to allow a vote on Ukraine aid after delaying
After 6+ months of backtracking & lies U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson finally allowed vote on #UkrainianAid
Written comment to KI, Rajan Menon, senior researcher at Columbia University, said #Trump gave Johnson cover to proceed with moving the bill to a vote
It's unlikely any single moment or piece of intelligence changed Johnson’s mind
It was things stacking up over time
https://kyivindependent.com/what-caused-johnson-to-allow-vote-on-ukraine-aid-after-months-of-delays/
How Johnson came to allow a vote on Ukraine aid after months of delays
After more than six months of hedging, backtracking, and unfulfilled promises, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson finally allowed a vote on aid for Ukraine, which was passed on April 20. President Joe Biden made a request to Congress in October 2023 for $61 billion in aid for Ukraine. Following a grueling battle to appoint a new speaker of the House, Johnson insisted that aid requests for Ukraine should be separated from those for Israel and other priorities, leading to the long delay in getting U
