House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) called for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/columbia-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Columbia University</a> President Minouche Shafik to be removed from her position after her Ivy League school announced the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-university-nixes-main-commencement-event-after-protest-chaos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cancellation</a> of its main commencement ceremony after pro-Palestinian protests disrupted the New York City campus.
&#8220;Because it is abundantly clear that President Shafik would rather cede control to Hamas supporters than restore order, Columbia’s Board of Trustees should immediately remove her and appoint a new president who will,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1787493055563514059" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. &#8220;Our once great universities desperately need strong moral leadership, now more than ever.&#8221;
Johnson led a House delegation to Columbia University last month and called on Shafik to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-calls-on-columbia-president-shafik-to-resign-very-weak-inept-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resign</a> if she could not &#8220;immediately bring order to this chaos.&#8221; He also pledged that the Congress would &#8220;not be silent&#8221; as reports of anti-Semitic harassment led to concerns about the safety of Jewish students.
The Columbia University Board of Trustees released a statement shortly after the visit, saying that it &#8220;strongly supports President Shafik as she steers the university through this extraordinarily challenging time,&#8221; <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/speaker-johnson-calls-columbia-university-president-resign-threatens-f-rcna149249" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to NBC News</a>.
&#8220;During the search process for this role, President Shafik told us that she would always take a thoughtful approach to resolving conflict, balancing the disparate voices that make up a vibrant campus like Columbia’s, while taking a firm stance against hatred, harassment and discrimination. That’s exactly what she’s doing now,&#8221; the board said.
&#8220;We are urgently working with her to help resolve the situation on campus and rebuild the bonds of our community; we encourage everyone who cares about Columbia to join us in that effort,&#8221; the board added.
Since that time, Shafik said talks with student organizers had broken down, and Columbia <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-university-will-not-divest-from-israel-president-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would not divest</a> from Israel as the protesters had demanded. At Shafik&#8217;s request, the New York Police Department <a href="https://abc7ny.com/columbia-university-protests-protesters-occupy-hamilton-hall-hours-after-encampment-deadline/14744812/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent officers</a> to clear Hamilton Hall, which protesters had seized, and a lawn encampment. She also asked the police to stay on campus for a couple of weeks. The university also noted students participating in the protests <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/29/columbia-protest-new-york-00154939" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faced suspensions</a>.
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Columbia announced on Monday that instead of holding a main graduation event on May 15, feedback from deans and colleagues working with student leaders led to the decision to make school-level ceremonies the &#8220;centerpiece&#8221; of commencement events away from the lawn where protesters had set up camp.
Johnson argued that &#8220;Shafik and Columbia University administrators have displayed a shocking unwillingness to control their campus.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;They’ve allowed outside agitators and terrorist-sympathizing students and faculty to rewrite campus rules and spew vile, anti-Jewish aggression. Now, thousands of students who’ve worked hard to achieve their degrees will not get the recognition they deserve.&#8221;

Speaker Mike Johnson Delivers Remarks On Antisemitism At Columbia University

Speaker Johnson Calls On Columbia Board To Remove President After Main Graduation Gets Cancelled

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Top <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> announced on Tuesday a chamber-wide endeavor to combat anti-Semitism on university campuses as pro-Palestinian protests sweep across colleges around the nation in response to the Israel-Hamas war.
A release from the office of House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) said the effort will involve scrutinizing federal funding and tax benefits universities receive, as well as cracking down on foreign student visa recipients perpetuating sympathy to terrorist groups at U.S. schools.
“Antisemitism is a virus and because the administration and woke university presidents aren&#8217;t stepping in, we&#8217;re seeing it spread,” Johnson said at a press conference. &#8220;We must act, and House Republicans will speak to this fateful moment with moral clarity.&#8221;
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Johnson was joined by other House GOP leaders, as well as chairs whose committees will be tasked with spearheading different facets of the project billed as one meant to hold universities accountable for not protecting Jewish students.
&#8220;College is not a park for play acting juveniles or a battleground for radical activists. Everyone affiliated with these universities will receive a healthy dose of reality. Actions have consequences,&#8221; said Education and the Workforce Chairwoman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-education-chair-demands-columbia-university-expulsions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Foxx</a> (R-NC).
Other committee leaders who stood with Johnson included Space and Technology Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK), Energy and Commerce Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), and Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY).
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The GOP-led House is already considering <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6090" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation</a> to settle on a definition of anti-Semitism that could facilitate withholding funds for schools found to be in violation of federal anti-discrimination law. After the bill <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/29/antisemitism-bill-clears-house-rules-panel-following-partisan-feud-00155045" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advanced</a> out of the Rules Committee on Monday night, it may get a House floor vote as early as <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/us-house-considers-antisemitism-bill-amid-campus-unrest/R5NTUWWKDVDFZOJAMUJXWMO6J4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wed</a><a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/us-house-considers-antisemitism-bill-amid-campus-unrest/R5NTUWWKDVDFZOJAMUJXWMO6J4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nesday</a>.
While some Democrats have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-dems-join-republicans-in-pressing-for-resignations-if-columbia-does-not-crack-down-on-anti-israel-protests" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined</a> Republicans in demanding colleges get a grip on the protests, where protesters have made demands such as divesting from Israel, members of the leftist wing of the party have been more sympathetic to the activists.
&#8220;The provocative images painted by Republicans and antisemitic white supremacist platforms could not be further from the truth,&#8221; Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) claimed in a statement <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/29/house-democrats-columbia-university-resign" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by Axios.

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House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of the anti-Semitic protests on campus over the last several days.
Johnson made the remarks while visiting the campus with other Republican lawmakers as they met with Jewish students about the attacks they&#8217;ve faced.
“Sadly, Columbia&#8217;s administrators have chosen to let the threats, the fear and the intimidation of the mob rule to overtake American principles like free speech and the free exchange of ideas and the free exercise of religion,” Johnson said. “They have co-opted First Amendment arguments to protect genocide, and to elevate the voices of anti-Semitism. They have proven themselves to be incapable of achieving their basic responsibility, which is keeping students safe.”
“We just can&#8217;t allow this kind of hatred and anti-Semitism to flourish on our campuses and it must be stopped in its tracks,” he continued. “Those who are perpetrating this violence should be arrested. And I&#8217;m here today joining my colleagues and calling on President Shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos.”
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“As Speaker of the House, I am committing today that the Congress will not be silent as Jewish students are expected to run for their lives and stay home from their classes hiding in fear,” he added. “In the House of Representatives, we&#8217;ve already acted to address anti-Semitism on campuses. We have passed a number of statutes to address this matter, and we call upon the U.S. Senate to act upon our legislation.”
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Administrators at Columbia have proven themselves to be incapable of achieving their basic responsibly – keeping students safe.
I join my colleagues in calling on President Shafik to resign.
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Speaker Johnson Calls On Columbia President Shafik To Resign: ‘Very Weak, Inept Leader’

House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) accused the White House on Wednesday of &#8220;caving&#8221; to anti-Semitism that he believes is getting too much of a pass in today&#8217;s Democratic Party.
A &#8220;real problem&#8221; right now is a lack of &#8220;strong leadership&#8221; from the White House and Democrats in Congress, Johnson told radio host Hugh Hewitt in an <a href="https://hughhewitt.com/speaker-mike-johnson-on-his-trip-to-columbia-the-state-department-leak-about-sanctioning-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a>.
&#8220;I mean, the White House is caving to the antisemitic — I call it the pro-Hamas wing of the party. Now they backpedaled on their support for Israel,&#8221; Johnson said.
Although Biden has declared <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4610240-biden-marks-passover-with-statement-of-ironclad-support-for-israel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;ironclad&#8221; support</a> for Israel and backs aid for the country, he has also taken actions that could alleviate blowback from pro-Palestinian allies, including members of the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/bidens-support-from-progressives-at-risk-over-border-bill-and-israel-f44ed8f7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leftist &#8220;Squad&#8221;</a> in the House.
Biden <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/politics/biden-trump-threat-to-democracy/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized</a> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s approach to the war against Hamas in Gaza and <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/14/biden-netanyahu-iran-israel-us-wont-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly warned</a> Netanyahu the United States would not support Israel in a counterattack against Iran after a recent drone and missile attack.
Johnson, in his discussion with Hewitt, also chided Democrats for not doing more to condemn <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6351366323112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protesters chanting</a> for &#8220;death&#8221; to America.
&#8220;They won&#8217;t call that out and some members, Democratic members of Congress, are even calling these anti-Semitic mobs peaceful protesters and defending the harassment, intimidation and all the rest,&#8221; Johnson said.
&#8220;So it&#8217;s really become a serious problem,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And they&#8217;re allowing mob rule to overtake the American ideals of free speech and the free exchange of ideas and in the free exercise of religion. This is not who we are.&#8221;
Johnson is planning a visit later on Wednesday to Columbia University, where a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rabbi warned</a> Jewish students to go home amid safety concerns stemming from pro-Palestinian demonstrations taking place around campus.
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The speaker told Hewitt that acts of harassment and intimidation being reported at Columbia and other colleges are &#8220;disgusting and unacceptable.&#8221;
Johnson voiced support for revoking federal funds for universities that cannot get a grip on the situation and for pulling student visas for &#8220;violent protesters&#8221; from other countries.
&#8220;We&#8217;re calling upon and demanding these university officials to get control. This situation is just completely out of control right now,&#8221; Johnson said.

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Speaker Johnson Says Biden White House Is ‘Caving’ To ‘Pro-Hamas Wing’ Of Democratic Party

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For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
This Sunday, all eyes were on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) — and despite some rumblings from a few House Republicans threatening to take his gavel via the same Motion to Vacate that ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) — members of both parties (surprise!) came to his defense.
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) sang Johnson&#8217;s praises on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; saying that his efforts to shepherd an aid bill — for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan — through the House over the objections of some within his own party had displayed a &#8220;profile in courage.&#8221;
&#8220;I am so proud of the Speaker, Mike Johnson,&#8221; McCaul told ABC host Jonathan Karl. &#8220;He went through a transformation &#8230; putting the nation above yourself.&#8221;
Johnson, when asked about attempts to oust him from the speakership, said that his intention was simply to do his job, not to walk around the Capitol fretting about whether or not someone would put forth a Motion to Vacate.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson displayed a “profile in courage” by pushing through $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan despite opposition from some members of his own party, GOP Rep. Michael McCaul says. 
“He went through a transformation.” <a href="https://t.co/EtsIH1fSpA">https://t.co/EtsIH1fSpA</a> <a href="https://t.co/MHqjFrv9ut">pic.twitter.com/MHqjFrv9ut</a>
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The Foreign Affairs Committee Chair went on to say that he believed Johnson had done &#8220;the right thing&#8221; in supporting the aid package, arguing that the United States could not abandon Ukraine the same way President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration had abandoned Afghanistan.
&#8220;I think the stock in Mike Johnson has gone way up. I think the respect for him has gone way up — because he did the right thing.&#8221;
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“I think the stock in Mike Johnson has gone way up. I think the respect for him has gone way up — because he did the right thing,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a>. <a href="https://t.co/EtsIH1fSpA">https://t.co/EtsIH1fSpA</a> <a href="https://t.co/0rkUJAoF1A">pic.twitter.com/0rkUJAoF1A</a>
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Despite being a member of the opposition party, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) threw his support behind Johnson as well — largely because of his work to pass the Ukraine aid package — and said that he would even go so far as to vote to support the Republican Speaker, should a Motion to Vacate force another vote.
&#8220;I would actually vote to table any motion to vacate him &#8230; He did the right thing here and he deserves to keep his job until the end of the term,&#8221; Khanna told Karl. But Khanna made it clear his goodwill toward Johnson would be short-lived, noting that he believed Democrats would retake the House in November — so once the current term ends, he believes the new House Speaker might be House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
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Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a> that he would vote to support Speaker Mike Johnson if Republicans tried to remove him for securing Ukraine aid. 
&quot;He did the right thing here and he deserves to keep his job until the end of this term.” <a href="https://t.co/xaDuxyoG51">https://t.co/xaDuxyoG51</a> <a href="https://t.co/znG8X4S0KR">pic.twitter.com/znG8X4S0KR</a>
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Even Donna Brazile, former interim Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), voiced her tentative approval of Speaker Johnson: &#8220;I have to say this, I&#8217;m a Louisianan, I&#8217;m always proud when Louisiana people come through — especially someone with LSU ties.&#8221;
She went on to say that while Johnson was certainly not what she would call a &#8220;moderate,&#8221; &#8220;at the end of the day, he decided to go with history and to be the soul who understood what&#8217;s at stake.&#8221;
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Speaker Johnson “decided to go with history and to be the soul who understood what’s at stake,” former DNC chair <a href="https://twitter.com/donnabrazile?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DonnaBrazile</a> says after Democrats helped Johnson avoid defeat on foreign aid bills despite GOP objections. <a href="https://t.co/Dlkg8lTeqJ">https://t.co/Dlkg8lTeqJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/Cs0vbRXy8g">pic.twitter.com/Cs0vbRXy8g</a>
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Several other shows on the Sunday circuit played variations on the same theme.
On CBS&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) told host Margaret Brennan that he didn&#8217;t think there would be enough Republicans to vote Johnson out of the Speakership.
&#8220;You gotta take anything seriously,&#8221; Cole said of the threats to oust Johnson — but he also said that he didn&#8217;t believe they&#8217;d be successful because not as many Republicans would oppose Johnson as had opposed McCarthy and some Democrats (like Khanna) were likely to vote to protect Johnson because they agreed with him on the Ukraine aid at least.
He also argued that too many House members — from both parties — likely remembered how chaotic things had been when they did not have a Speaker at all. &#8220;They also had a taste of what it&#8217;s like to go without a speaker for three weeks. I don&#8217;t think they want that again,&#8221; he said.
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“I don&#39;t think so,” GOP Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/TomColeOK04?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomColeOK04</a> says when asked whether eight Republicans would vote to oust Speaker Johnson after the Ukraine aid vote.
&quot;They also had a taste of what it&#39;s like to go without a speaker for three weeks. I don&#39;t think they want that again.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/p3m39zbyLn">pic.twitter.com/p3m39zbyLn</a>
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Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) addressed the issue on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; saying, &#8220;The House is a rough and rowdy place, but Mike Johnson is going to be just fine.&#8221;
&#8220;Unlike Joe Biden&#8217;s poor Uncle Bosie, I think Mike Johnson&#8217;s going to avoid the cannibals in his own party,&#8221; Republican commentator Ken Jennings agreed. &#8220;He stood up to them this weekend, and the adults retook control of the U.S. Congress &#8230; I think and I hope that Democrats will continue to stand with Mike Johnson for a functional Congress.&#8221;
&#8220;You know, there&#8217;s a wide middle in this country,&#8221; Jennings continued, saying that Johnson&#8217;s goal appeared to be to drag American politics &#8220;away from the dysfunctional fringe&#8221; and back into that middle space.
Former White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield agreed, saying that Johnson &#8220;should absolutely get credit for taking a bold position here. He probably decided, you know what, this job isn&#8217;t worth having if I&#8217;m not doing something. So I think it was impressive and I think the way he laid out a values-driven argument, particularly for Ukraine, was impressive.&#8221;
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Republican Rep. slams hardliners in his own party: &#39;The way you take care of a bully is you bloody their nose.&#39;<a href="https://twitter.com/RepTonyGonzales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepTonyGonzales</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JamalSimmons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamalSimmons</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/KBeds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KBeds</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottJenningsKY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ScottJenningsKY</a> join <a href="https://twitter.com/DanaBashCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DanaBashCNN</a> to discuss the threats to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. <a href="https://t.co/IDbCimn03K">pic.twitter.com/IDbCimn03K</a>
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Not everyone got the memo that Sunday was Mike Johnson’s day, however. Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, for example, kept hammering the same nail she&#8217;s been working at since landing her MSNBC show — &#8220;Inside With Jen Psaki&#8221;: former President Donald Trump.
The majority of Psaki&#8217;s show was an interview with Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) — who has often been floated as a likely replacement candidate in the event that President Joe Biden has to exit the 2024 race — and while they focused primarily on abortion, they did take time to discuss Trump&#8217;s Manhattan hush-money trial.
Psaki brought up the trial — along with reports that some people believe it actually helps Trump more than it hurts him — and asked Newsom how he would explain to voters why the trial matters.
The California governor argued briefly that it should matter to everyone — but quickly pivoted to warn Psaki that he didn&#8217;t think it helpful in the long run to give more attention to Trump. &#8220;When we&#8217;re focusing on him, I do worry, electorally, that he has a slight advantage. I&#8217;m a little concerned about the overindulgence &#8230; The consequential nature of a criminal trial is profound and outsized in some respects, but not more outsized than democracy.&#8221;
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&mdash; Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) <a href="https://twitter.com/InsideWithPsaki/status/1782109034075590764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Fox News host Maria Bartiromo challenged Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) over the weekend about what her plan is if she manages to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
The confrontation happened during a Sunday interview when Bartiromo asked Greene what her alternative plan is if she&#8217;s successful.
&#8220;OK, Congresswoman, you wanted Mike Johnson out,&#8221; Bartiromo said. &#8220;What is your alternative plan?&#8221;
&#8220;Our plan is this, is, we have to give the American people a reason to trust us and fight for us,&#8221; Greene responded. &#8220;The American people are supporting President Trump to be the next president of the United States because they saw him — they have seen him in action. He fought against the Democrat agenda. He put America first. They desperately want him to lead this country again because they trust him and they know he will do that.&#8221;
&#8220;Mike Johnson has betrayed America,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;He&#8217;s betrayed Republican voters. Under his leadership, he&#8217;s passed the Democrat agenda, passed the Biden administration&#8217;s policies and fully funded them. We&#8217;re going to fight in Congress to do everything we can to stop this type of uniparty leadership. Mike Johnson&#8217;s speakership is over. He needs to do the right thing to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process. If he doesn&#8217;t do so, he will be vacated.&#8221;
Bartiromo responded by noting that Greene did not answer the question.
&#8220;Well, with all due respect, you didn&#8217;t give me a plan for the speaker&#8217;s role,&#8221; Bartiromo said. &#8220;And, again, does this mean you are going to file that motion at some point?&#8221;
Greene responded, &#8220;It&#8217;s coming regardless of what Mike Johnson decides to do. And we have three more Republicans joining us for special elections coming up very soon. So people need to know this can happen.&#8221;
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Bartiromo To Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: &#8220;You Didn&#8217;t Give Me A Plan&#8221; For After You Oust Mike Johnson <a href="https://t.co/Zumgo8WHG3">https://t.co/Zumgo8WHG3</a> <a href="https://t.co/ncjfpPhQMQ">pic.twitter.com/ncjfpPhQMQ</a>
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) praised former President Donald Trump over the weekend for throwing his support behind House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and the House spending package that helps fund Ukraine&#8217;s war against Russia.
The House took separate votes late last week on each aid proposal with $60 billion allocated for Ukraine, about $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to support Taiwan. Another bill that could ban TikTok if the company is not divested from Chinese control was also passed.
&#8220;This idea, give up on Ukraine makes the world safer, if you pull the plug on Ukraine because you don&#8217;t have enough capability, there goes Taiwan,&#8221; Graham said during an interview on &#8220;Fox News Sunday.”
&#8220;Ukrainians are fighting like tigers. This aid package has a loan component to it,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;This would not have passed without Donald Trump. I want to thank the House Speaker and Hakeem Jeffries working together in a bipartisan fashion, to give weapons to Ukraine to fight a fight that matters to us.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;And President Trump has created a loan component to this package that gives us leverage down the road. So this idea that we can&#8217;t help Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan at the same time, I reject that. I reject it totally.&#8221;
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I appreciate the House for working together to pass aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
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— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1782061180363665509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2024</a></blockquote>

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House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) slammed Democrats Saturday afternoon for flying Ukraine flags on the House floor following a vote to send military aid to the European country.
Johnson faced pushback from some Republicans in the House who wanted him to hold votes on foreign aid spending until more funding for border security measures was secured.
A separate vote was taken on each aid proposal with $60 billion allocated for Ukraine, about $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to support Taiwan. Another bill that could ban TikTok if the company is not divested from Chinese control was also passed.
In addition to waving Ukraine flags, many House Democrats also chanted &#8220;Ukraine!&#8221; on the Houses floor, which earned sharp pushback from many Republicans.
&#8220;These are not normal times here in the House or around the world as we all know, and we saw a disturbance here on the House floor just a bit ago,&#8221; Johnson said at a brief press conference following the passage of the spending package. &#8220;I just want to say simply what I think most people around the country understand and agree — we should only wave one flag on the House floor and I think we know which flag that is.&#8221;
Johnson noted that the world has been destabilized by America&#8217;s primary foreign enemies, Russia, China, and Iran.
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&#8220;They&#8217;re a global threat to our prosperity, and our security,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Their advance threatens the free world, and it demands American leadership. If we turn our backs right now, the consequences could be devastating.&#8221;
Johnson said the legislation &#8220;provides for greater accountability over Ukraine aid, it forces an end game strategy for the Ukraine war, it includes a loan instrument of this foreign aid to Ukraine and the REPO Act, to ensure that Russian assets pay for part of the bill.&#8221;
&#8220;We will continue to keep an eye on every dollar that we&#8217;re using and investing at this time,&#8221; he later added. &#8220;I&#8217;ve said it very simply, I&#8217;ll say it once again. It&#8217;s an old military adage. But we would rather send bullets to the conflict overseas than our own boys, our troops. And I think this is an important moment, an important opportunity to make that decision. We allowed the House to do that. And I expect the Senate will make the same decision.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerJohnson</a> (R-LA): &quot;I don’t walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate. I have to do my job. We did. I&#39;ve done here what I believe to be the right thing and that is to allow the House to work its will.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Bmordvy1Zj">pic.twitter.com/Bmordvy1Zj</a>
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Speaker Mike Johnson Rips Democrats For Flying Ukraine Flags On House Floor

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> voted on Saturday to pass a series of spending packages designating $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
A separate vote was taken on each aid proposal with $60 billion allocated for Ukraine, about $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to support Taiwan. Another bill <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/us/politics/house-vote-aid-ukraine-israel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">that could</a> ban TikTok if the company is not taken out of Chinese control was also passed.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced pushback from some Republicans in the House who wanted him to hold votes on foreign aid spending until more funding for border security measures was secured. After the votes, Johnson <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?535090-1/house-speaker-holds-news-conference-foreign-aid-votes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that global threats from Russia, Iran, and China necessitated American leadership and support for the spending.
The Taiwan proposal passed 385-34 with support from 178 Republicans and 207 Democrats, and opposition from 34 Republicans. The Ukraine proposal passed 311-112 with 101 Republicans and 210 Democrats in support, and opposition from 112 Republicans. Israel aid passed 366-58 with support from 193 Republicans and 173 Democrats, and opposition from 21 Republicans and 37 Democrats.
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House today approved $95.3B in aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan as well as legislation forcing China to divest from TikTok with 1yr or app faces a ban in U.S.,using Russian seized assets to rebuild Ukraine &amp; new sanctions on Iran &amp; Russia.Package of 4 bills now heads to Senate. <a href="https://t.co/B2FdGIoynV">pic.twitter.com/B2FdGIoynV</a>
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The Ukraine aid includes $20.5 billion for European Command operations, $15.8 billion in security assistance, $13.4 billion for refilling U.S. weapons stockpiles, and $9.5 billion in forgivable economic loans, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/house-aid-package-ukraine-israel-tiktok-5688fff9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Wall Street Journal. Israel will get $13 billion in defense aid and $3.6 billion in security assistance while over $2 billion for military financing and $5.6 billion for deterrence will be allocated for the Indo-Pacific.
President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-vote-ukraine-israel-taiwan-aid-04-20-24/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">praised</a> the passage of the foreign spending package shortly after the vote.
“Today, members of both parties in the House voted to advance our national security interests and send a clear message about the power of American leadership on the world stage,” he said. “At this critical inflection point, they came together to answer history’s call, passing urgently-needed national security legislation that I have fought for months to secure.”
Leaders from Israel and Ukraine also thanked the House for passing the bills.
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Not everyone was happy with the votes, though, with some Republicans upset that Johnson did not force Democrats to make concessions on border security before putting the bills up for a vote.
“The House of Representatives and Speaker Mike Johnson don’t give a damn about the American people, our border, our jobs, our economy, or our national security,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1781713821834305639" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;Congress has already sent $113 BILLION to Ukraine. We shouldn’t send another penny.&#8221;
“This is the United States House of Representatives while our own border is wide open,” Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) posted on X alongside a picture of Democrats waving Ukrainian flags during the vote. “Unbelievable.”
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This is the United States House of Representatives while our own border is wide open. 
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Each of the aid proposals alongside the TikTok measure will now be bundled as one and sent to the Senate.

U.S. House Votes On Foreign Aid Package For Ukraine, Israel, And Taiwan

House Passes $95 Billion Spending Package For Ukraine, Israel, And Taiwan

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Being Speaker of the House with an extraordinarily slim majority is a really tough job. You have to cut deals because you have no other capacity to get anything done. That’s because given the fact there is a one-vote “motion to vacate” rule that is in place in the House of Representatives, any one member of the Republican caucus can challenge the job of the Speaker of the House at any given time.
It also means if a bunch of headline-grabbing people in the Republican caucus are more interested in being on television than in actually governing, maintaining a majority, or growing that majority to get big things done, that can hold up the works.
All this is coming to a head because House Speaker Mike Johnson has now put forward a series of bills related to foreign aid. 
Foreign aid is not the United States being wildly charitable. It is not the United States randomly deciding to drop goody bags in poor parts of the world. It does not involve simply sending food to Somalia or something of that nature. When it comes to foreign aid, there are always strings attached.
That&#8217;s what makes it in America&#8217;s interest. It’s the same way as attempting to sponsor a friend in order to accomplish a particular goal; you might lend or give that friend money to get back on their feet in order to make sure that person remains a friend or that an ally is able to be strong.
That is what American foreign aid does, and this has historically been the role of American foreign aid. In the aftermath of World War II, the United States effectively single-handedly rebuilt Europe with the Marshall Plan.
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A lot of people on the Republican side of the aisle have said that all foreign aid is somehow bad, terrible, useless, or, worse than useless, that it’s counterproductive because we&#8217;re not spending it at home; thus, we shouldn&#8217;t be spending it at all.
Such an argument is insanely shortsighted because there are two ways we spend our defense money. One: actual defense, meaning, for example, creating F-35s, F-22s, aircraft carriers, and submarines. Two: providing for our national defense by strengthening our allies.
When our allies are not strong, we have to step in and take the lead. It turns out that stepping in is a lot more expensive. Allies who are unable to defend themselves lead to enemies who are able to take advantage of that, thus threatening American interests and forcing American involvement. This has happened over and over in American history. When our allies are not strong enough, the United States ends up taking a lead role in areas we have no interest in being.
Foreign aid represents well under 1% of the federal budget of the United States nearly every year. Yet I have been noticing a lot of people screaming to the heavens about the cost of foreign aid: “Oh, I can&#8217;t believe how much this is costing.”
There are some people who are consistent libertarians. There are some people who say the government shouldn&#8217;t be spending on Social Security, disability, welfare, and foreign aid. That is, at least, a consistent position. I think it&#8217;s wrongheaded because America&#8217;s foreign policy interests require that we have strong allies who eventually will be able to take care of themselves.
But there is also a group of people in the Republican Party who are taking the view that foreign aid is a uniquely bad spend, that we&#8217;re wasting taxpayer dollars.
I don&#8217;t believe this is about fiscal responsibility, as they proclaim. When you continue to vote in favor of $5, $6, $7 trillion budgets every single year, but foreign aid is where you begin pinching pennies, I start to get a little suspicious.
We currently spend about 22% of our federal budget every year on Social Security, which is a giant Ponzi scheme because it is a defined benefits plan, not a defined contribution plan. What you pay in is not, in fact, what you get out. For most people, you get out way more from Social Security than you ever paid in. Health care, which is Medicare/Medicaid, represents about 26% of the federal budget. National defense only represents 13% of the federal budget.
So when you tell me that you are deeply worried about the less-than-one percent spent on foreign aid to allies in war time, I think that perhaps you have a different set of priorities.
That suggests to me that there may be a set of ulterior motives I don&#8217;t fully understand. I don&#8217;t really understand what the motivation is for those who seem to suggest that Russia taking Ukraine is of zero interest to the United States. Russia taking Ukraine would be of major interest to the United States, not only because Ukraine is the third largest producer of wheat on planet Earth, but also because Ukraine is strategically placed directly on the border between Russia and Europe, which is presumably the reason why Vladimir Putin wants it. It would be a danger to Eastern Europe, particularly the Baltic states, if Russia were to take Ukraine. 
Ukraine’s border being far from the borders of Lithuania and Latvia creates a massive problem for the Russian military. They would have to worry about NATO&#8217;s forces being deployed against Russia via Ukraine. It would free up American forces, NATO&#8217;s forces, and allied forces to fight an invasion of NATO&#8217;s allies like Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Right now, Ukraine is fighting NATO&#8217;s war. That is a reality. Ukraine is weakening the Russian military and providing a bulwark against NATO&#8217;s states being invaded.
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/mike-johnsons-ukraine-israel-aid-plan-implodes-as-republicans-rebel-c5da23af" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on this, saying:
<blockquote>House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he would plunge ahead with a high-stakes vote to move long-stalled funding for Ukraine, Israel and other overseas allies, elbowing aside criticism from his conservative flank. The move sets up an unpredictable weekend showdown that could determine both the fate of the foreign-aid package—and Johnson’s political career.</blockquote>
Democrats will line up behind the aid effort. Johnson&#8217;s plan is to bring the subjects of Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and the TikTok ban, and package all of them together. The reality is that all of them are going to pass with a majority of both parties voting in favor.
Yes, Johnson will require Democratic support in order to pass that bill. A majority of Republicans in the House will vote for that bill. Also, there is a Democratic Senate and a Democratic president, which means that if it is any priority for Ukraine not to simply fall by running out of ammo to the Russians, then you’ve got to make the deal that you can make.
In an interview <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/politics/mike-johnson-foreign-aid-analysis/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">with CNN</a>, Johnson stated: 
<blockquote>Since World War II, really, the responsibility for the free world has been shifted onto our shoulders. And we accept that role. We&#8217;re an exceptional nation. We&#8217;re the greatest nation on the planet, and we have to act like it. And we have to project to Putin and Xi and Iran and North Korea and anybody else that we will defend freedom. It doesn&#8217;t mean boots on the ground. We&#8217;re not the world&#8217;s policeman, but we&#8217;re going to do the right thing. And I think the Congress is going to take an important stand here.</blockquote>
This is basic Reagan Republicanism. I know “Reagan” has become a dirty word for some reason, despite the fact Reagan won the Cold War and led to the greatest peacetime economic expansion in American history. Somehow, we&#8217;re supposed to believe a bunch of clowns riding the back seats of the House of Representatives, who have not actually accomplished anything in their entire political career, and have some really mean words about Ronald Reagan&#8217;s foreign policy.
Now, is this going to be a perfect bill? No. There&#8217;s going to be a bunch of crap in the bill you don&#8217;t like. There&#8217;s going to be a bunch of crap in the bill I don&#8217;t like. Is this bill perfect? No. Does it have a lot of problems? Yes. Is this bill necessary in order to preserve the strength of America&#8217;s allies? Yes.
That is why Johnson is right to move the bill forward. There’s also a politically important reason to do so: If you want Republicans to win a broader majority and actually make the serious kinds of cuts to government that are necessary, you need to win Congress by more than three votes. In order for that to happen, you have to win purple districts.
And the bill is relatively popular in purple districts, by every available polling metric.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Republicans revealed on Wednesday details about <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/cole-releases-series-security-supplemental-bills" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a trio of bills</a> to provide foreign aid to U.S. allies and a plan to vote on the legislation by the weekend.
One <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/republicans.appropriations.house.gov/files/Israel%2C%20Ukraine%2C%20Indo-Pacific%20Security%20Supplemental%20Appropriations%20Acts%20-%20One%20Pager.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> aims to provide $26 billion with a stated focus on supporting Israel in its defensive effort and reimbursing U.S. military operations in response to recent attacks. Humanitarian aid, <a href="https://twitter.com/Grace_Segers/status/1780638286924448057" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a key priority for Democrats</a>, was included in the legislation.
A second bill would give nearly $61 billion toward the Ukraine-Russia conflict and provide assistance to regional partners. Around a third of the money is earmarked for replenishing U.S. military assets. There is also a mandate for repayment of economic support by the Ukrainian government.
Yet another bill is designed to allocate roughly $8 billion to Indo-Pacific partners, including Taiwan, and strengthen U.S. military capabilities in the region to deter and counter aggression from China.
Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-proposes-separate-bills-on-israel-and-ukraine-aid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on Monday that the House would consider national security supplemental legislation, which the Biden administration has <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ukraine-israel-budget-3762a0bdf00653e3c8a38175d3c3d3cb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sought</a> for months, after Iran launched a missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend.
In a message to colleagues on Wednesday, seeming to anticipate pushback from GOP hardliners, Johnson said the House would also consider other measures that Republicans would support.
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“After significant Member feedback and discussion, the House Rules Committee will be posting soon today the text of three bills that will fund America’s national security interests and allies in Israel, the…
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The three foreign aid bills will &#8220;brought to the floor under a structured rule that will allow for an amendment process, alongside a fourth bill that includes the REPO Act, TikTok bill, sanctions and other measures to confront Russia, China, and Iran,&#8221; Johnson said.
Johnson also said the Rules Committee would soon be posting the text of legislation that includes the &#8220;core components&#8221; of H.R.2, a sweeping border security bill the House passed last year, &#8220;under a separate rule that will allow for amendments.&#8221;
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Members of the House Freedom Caucus signaled early opposition to the plan.
&#8220;The Republican Speaker of the House is seeking a rule to pass almost $100 billion in foreign aid — while unquestionably, dangerous criminals, terrorists, &amp; fentanyl pour across our border,&#8221; Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/chiproytx/status/1780617487849025932" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;The border &#8216;vote&#8217; in this package is a watered-down dangerous cover vote. I will oppose.&#8221;
Republicans have a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slim-house-gop-majority-gets-narrower" target="_blank" rel="noopener">narrow</a> <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">majority</a> in the House. If there are GOP defectors, support from Democrats would be needed to pass the bills.
In the Democrat-controlled Senate, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) had called on the House to take up a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-95-billion-foreign-aid-bill-despite-opposition-from-over-half-of-republican-senators" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$95 billion foreign aid bill</a> it passed in February. But, on Wednesday, President Joe Biden released a <a href="https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1780662230607949972" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that said he &#8220;strongly&#8221; supports the House legislation and encouraged both chambers of Congress to pass the package.
Johnson told colleagues that leadership expects a vote on final passage of the bills on Saturday evening, a move that honors the 72-hour rule to allow members three days to read the text of the legislation.

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Georgia Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brian-kemp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brian Kemp</a> slammed House Republicans on Tuesday who were trying to force House Speaker Mike Johnson out of his position, thus throwing the U.S. House of Representatives into chaos.
Kemp directed his remarks at Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who posted on X that he was supporting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s (R-GA) motion to vacate the speakership.
&#8220;I just told Mike Johnson in conference that I’m cosponsoring the Motion to Vacate that was introduced by @RepMTG,&#8221; Massie posted. &#8220;He should pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP Speaker.&#8221;
Kemp responded: &#8220;Instead of bickering amongst themselves and handing Democrats control of the House, Republicans should do their damn job and vote on the important issues facing our nation. Enough is enough. I support @SpeakerJohnson.&#8221;
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Instead of bickering amongst themselves and handing Democrats control of the House, Republicans should do their damn job and vote on the important issues facing our nation.
Enough is enough. I support <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerJohnson</a>. <a href="https://t.co/r429Zb1yyd">https://t.co/r429Zb1yyd</a>
— Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1780255204442509349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2024</a></blockquote>
The effort by Greene and Massie to oust Johnson comes after former President Donald Trump held a press conference with Johnson where he backed up the House Speaker.
Trump said at the event on Friday that Johnson was “doing a really good job under very tough circumstances,” adding: “I stand with the speaker, we’ve had a very good relationship.”
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“We’re getting along very well with the Speaker and I get along very well with Marjorie. We have a Speaker who was voted in and it was a complicated process … it’s not an easy situation for any Speaker,” Trump later added. “I think he’s doing a very good job, he’s doing about as good as you’re going to do and I’m sure that Marjorie understands that. She’s a very good friend of mine and I know she has a lot of respect for the speaker.”

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