Pence urged Democrats and Republicans to “rally around Johnson.”

Unsurprisingly, his post was besieged by commenters calling both Republicans “traitors”; one said it was an example of a “Judas supporting another Judas.”

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.⁦Alyssa Farah Griffin⁩ - “It’s remarkable that this is being viewed as a brave or heroic move — In the period of time that Johnson waffled over whether to even allow a vote on it, Ukraine lost ground and Ukrainians were killed by Russians.”

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A majority of the majority was no on Ukraine

I am grateful to the United States House of Representatives, both parties, and personally Speaker Mike Johnson for the decision that keeps history on the right track.

Democracy and freedom will always have global significance and will never fail as long as America helps to

Dems are passing out Ukrainian flags on the House floor ahead of the expected passage of a fresh round of aid

“The vote was an enormous victory in the long effort to fund Ukraine as it battles Russian aggression, a major priority of President Biden,” and “came only after Speaker Mike Johnson put his job on the line by turning to Democrats … 165 Democrats voted for the measure, more than

Jeffries says - ''I did not speak directly to Mike Johnson about the numbers necessary because it was pretty obvious to us given the growing number of pro-Putin Republicans in the GOP particularly in the House that this was going to require substantial Democratic participation.'

“Dems, once again, will be the adults in the room, and I’m so glad Republicans finally realize the gravity of the situation and the urgency with which we must act.

But you don’t get an award around here for doing your damn job.”

(But should they?)

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'The defendant nodded off a couple of times on Monday. And I have to confess, as a spectator in an overflow courtroom watching on closed-circuit television, so did I.'

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via George Conway

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