The Ugly Truth Behind Mike Johnsons MAGA-fied Blockade on Ukraine Aid

Published: Feb. 14, 2024, 9 a.m.

b'On Tuesday,\\xa0in a decisive 70 to 29 vote, the Senate\\xa0passed\\xa0a mammoth bill containing $60 billion for Ukraine\\u2019s self defense against Russian aggression, as well as $14 billion for Israel. Yet House Speaker Mike Johnson is\\xa0vowing\\xa0that the House won\\u2019t vote on the measure, in part because MAGA hard-liners are raging against it. We talked to\\xa0Democratic Congressman Jason Crow of Colorado about what\\u2019s really driving the opposition, how Democrats can try to get around it with a \\u201cdischarge petition,\\u201d and whether there\\u2019s a genuine pro-Putin faction\\xa0in the U.S. House of Representatives.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'