(Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, pictured, violently stormed Brazil’s Congressional building, federal court and presidential palace Sunday in an attack that very much resembled the January 6th attempted siege of the U.S. Capitol.)
WSJ Op-Ed on House Rules – Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the House Freedom Caucus’ “spiritual leader” confirmed to Fox News that defense spending is on the chopping block as a component of the deal House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reached with the hard-right in order to secure his gavel after 15 roll calls late last week, according to the reliably hard-right op-ed section of The Wall Street Journal. But the op-ed section is not behind Freedom Caucus rhetoric on this one.
Jordan told Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream that House Republicans will look at cutting excessive defense general officers and public relations jobs, “and maybe focus on getting rid of all the woke policies in our military…” WSJ says.
The op-ed counters that “woke training is a matter of culture, not money,” and warns “If the GOP rebels honor their demand for ‘regular order,’ defense hawks may have more votes. But it’s worrisome that some Republicans are joining the progressive calls to shrink the military when the world grows more dangerous.”
Left Unsaid: This is really about warnings by some House Republicans that U.S. military aid to Ukraine for its defense against Russian aggression will not be a “blank check” under its thin majority.
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