Republicans Slam Mike Johnson Over Ukraine Aid Package [Video]

Hardline House Republicans slammed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for pushing a “disappointing” aid bill for Israel and Ukraine.

On Wednesday, Johnson said he would move forward with funding for Ukraine and Israel along with other overseas allies in a series of bills set to divide the Republican caucus. The total aid package, which will consist of four bills, will provide $95 billion for U.S. allies with the final piece of legislation scheduled for Saturday evening.

CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju asked Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Thomas Massie (R-KY) on whether they would support Johnson’s effort to fund Israel following last week’s attack by Iran.

“I met for hours last night and proposed different paths for the speaker that would have avoided the abject surrender represented by his strategic choice here. There’s no other way to describe it. Surrender. It’s disappointing. I won’t support it,” Gaetz told Raju.

“It’s disappointing. It’s completely detached from what our base …