House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries joined Biden and Johnson’s conversation about Ukraine.
The newly elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, met with President Joe Biden. They discussed a request for funding for Ukraine’s military needs. Bloomberg reported this on Thursday, October 26.
“Johnson, along with members of Congressional leadership and committee chairs, discussed the funding request for Ukraine with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Budget Director Shalanda Young and Shuwanza Goff, who heads the White House communications on Capitol Hill,” the publication reported. , mentions its origin.
Bloomberg clarified that President Joe Biden and Johnson had a brief conversation while the speaker was at the White House.
At the same time, the Biden Administration said its requests to lawmakers are related to “urgent needs.”
It is known that Johnson is committed to spending cuts, and the Biden administration is demanding that they be increased.
Newly elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson said he agrees to vote on a bill to increase aid to Ukraine “under certain conditions.”
We remind you that on Wednesday the US House of Representatives, after several weeks of attempts, elected a new speaker – a representative of the Republican majority and a supporter of former President Donald Trump, Mike Johnson. Previously, he continued to support initiatives to reduce aid to Kyiv.
Johnson later said he was open to talking to President Joe Biden about helping Ukraine.
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