Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) said on Wednesday that in the event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would speak in Congress, he will surely be absent that day. The senator's stance adds strength to the camp of the Democrats who are pushing back against the effort of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in sending an invitation for Netanyahu.
On Wednesday, Johnson noted that he was expecting Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to support the visit of Netanyahu on Thursday. The House has been deliberating for several days whether the Israeli Prime minister can come, visit and address the Congress, amid the criticism that he has been getting for the handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
