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A shortsighted snub of Kenya’s president by House Speaker Mike Johnson has drawn condemnation from the Congressional Black Caucus. The caucus met with Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday and denounced Johnson’s refusal to host the leader for a joint meeting of Congress, an offer traditionally extended to other world leaders.
In its statement to USA Today, Johnson’s office said: “We offered the Kenyan embassy over 90 minutes of engagement including a one-on-one visit with Speaker Johnson, bipartisan leadership meeting with Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries, and Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members, and a bicameral meeting.” Here, for example, is footage of Johnson sitting for a photo op with Ruto in the Capitol, an arrangement that inarguably lacked the pageantry of a joint congressional address.
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