The ultimatum comes roughly a month after Speaker Mike Johnson sent the draft letter to Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office, but no action has been taken since.
Johnson’s office gave Schumer a deadline of Tuesday evening to sign on to a letter inviting the Israeli leader to Washington, or else, the speaker will close the invite to the upper chamber, he told reporters on Tuesday. The ultimatuminitially sent the draft letter to Schumer’s office, but no action has been taken since.
Schumer responded to Johnson’s calls shortly after, telling reporters he supports Netanyahu coming to the Capitol and that he is in talks with the speaker about arranging such a time. However, the timeline remains unclear. The invitation to Netanyahu comes amid the war in Gaza, and lawmakers have split on how to support one of the country’s closest allies.
The invite also comes as Netanyahu faces an arrest warrant application from the International Criminal Court over allegations of committing war crimes. Several lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have decried the warrant, and the Biden administration has opposed the move.
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