House Speaker Mike Johnson has described reports that he was confronted by congressional leaders during an "Intense" meeting over government funding and aid to Ukraine at the White House on Feb. 27 as "Pretty accurate." Speaking to Fox News on Feb. 28, Mr. Johnson was asked by anchor Sean Hannity if there was any truth to the reports.
Mr. Johnson was joined by congressional leaders including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries during the Feb. 27 meeting with President Biden and Vice President Harris at the White House, ahead of a looming government shut down.
Lawmakers who attended the White House meeting, including Mr. Jeffries, later described it as "Intense" while Mr. Schumer told reporters that he and all other attendees, had repeatedly pressed Mr. Johnson on Ukraine aid.
Mr. Johnson told Fox News it is essential that Congress "Breaks the cycle" in the way Washington works and "Reform budgeting and spending" going forward.
The House Speaker also stressed that Republicans will not give up the fight to ensure President Biden secures America's borders.
"The president has the executive authority to fix it right now, I told him at the White House yesterday one-on-one and in the group, I told him 'Mr. President, if you just issue an executive order that reinstates the Remain in Mexico [policy] the agents, your own border patrol agents, told us it would reduce the flow by 70 percent, almost overnight,'" Mr. Johnson said.
The House Speaker stressed the border crisis is a key issue for lawmakers, citing a rise in violent crime and murders, including the recent killing of university nursing student Laken Riley, allegedly at the hands of illegal immigrant Jose Antonio Ibarra.
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