Lauren Boebert Demands Explanation From Mike Johnson

Representative Lauren Boebert is the latest to condemn House Speaker Mike Johnson’s call for his Republican colleagues to provide tens of millions in aid to Ukraine. Johnson is facing a predicament akin to his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted by House Republicans last year after GOP infighting reached a critical stage when McCarthy struck a deal with Democrats in passing a 45-day bill to avoid a government shutdown. Hard-right Republicans have no desire to approve the Senate’s $95 million bill package approved months ago, about $61 million of which would provide aid to Ukraine. The rest would go toward…