President Obama warned Congress last night that he would veto any sanctions legislation on Iran, saying it would derail U.S. negotiations in the Middle East. But John Boehner isn't ready to sit out the battle over Iran's nuclear program, and on Wednesday, he invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress next month.
"[Obama's] exact message to us was: 'Hold your fire.' He expects us to stand idly by and do nothing while he cuts a bad deal with Iran. Two words: 'Hell no!'" Boehner said during his weekly press briefing on Wednesday. "We're going to do no such thing."
Boehner said that he did not consult with the White House before extending the invitation to Netanyahu. A State Department spokesperson told The Washington Post's Jason Ukman that U.S. officials learned about the invitation from the speaker's office, not from Israel. And the White House is not happy.
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Awesome I love when Obama gets bitch slapped, he is anti Israel.
ReplyDeleteGood for the GOP. Obummer has snubbed Netanyahu several times, been pro muslim and anti semetic and with two years left in office we cannot afford to waste any time. WW3 is upon us and we must begin to act.
ReplyDeleteIt time to go around the Muslim like he goes around Congress.
ReplyDeleteBet Obama rushes over to his Saudi brothers...for the Saudi king funeral.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who supports Israel in a manner that suggests our president should be excluded in international decisions should be hung for treason.
ReplyDeleteIf Obama were a Muslim, and the American people voted him in, guess what? That means you live under a Muslim president.
Suggesting a member of congress can overrule the President of the United States in matters of international relations is tantamount to sedition.