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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Mike Johnson’s ‘bait-and-switch’ on DHS bill has left even his closest allies ‘furious,’ report says

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s allies are reportedly “furious” over his sudden flip on a Department of Homeland Security funding bill in which he rejected the Senate’s “joke” proposal only to cave to the terms days later, according to reports.

Privately and during conference calls, House Republicans have expressed frustrations over Johnson’s so-called “bait-and-switch” on the bill that proposes to fund most of DHS’s agencies other than immigration enforcement, according to Punchbowl News.

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