{"id":29428,"date":"2026-01-08T14:20:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=29428"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:20:42","slug":"speaker-johnson-says-anyone-disrupting-netanyahu-speech-will-be-arrested-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=29428","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson Says Anyone Disrupting Netanyahu Speech Will Be Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has warned fellow lawmakers ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s address to Congress on Wednesday that anyone who tries to disrupt the speech will be subject to arrest.<\/p>\n

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In a letter, Johnson said that extra sergeants-at-arms and Capitol Police would be on hand to deal with any disruptions, noting he has adopted a \u201czero-tolerance\u201d position from lawmakers and any guests they bring.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf any disturbance does occur, the Sergeant at Arms and Capitol Police will remove the offending visitor(s) from the gallery and subject them to arrest,\u201d Johnson wrote. If any lawmakers are involved in disruptions, they will be asked to cease and desist by the sergeant-at-arms.<\/p>\n

Protesters are planning demonstrations outside the Capitol during Netanyahu\u2019s visit, including a planned 5,000-person \u201cmarch\u201d demanding the arrest of the Israeli prime minister, the Daily Wire\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Vice President Kamala Harris, who has officially become the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, will not be overseeing Netanyahu\u2019s address. Instead, she will participate in a separate event for the historically-black Zeta Phi Beta sorority, as reported by the Times of Israel. The chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ben Cardin, will conduct the joint session instead.<\/p>\n

Johnson accused Harris of \u201cabandoning her seat\u201d and called her absence \u201cinexcusable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In 2015, when Netanyahu last addressed a joint session of Congress, almost 60 Democrats refused to attend. This time around, a larger number of Democrats are expected to boycott the speech.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters gathered inside the Capitol\u2019s Cannon Building on Tuesday, causing staff and interns to barricade themselves in their offices,\u00a0as<\/a>\u00a0reported by Fox News<\/a>. Several demonstrators were arrested. Johnson declared that there will be an increased police presence around the Capitol complex and the House Chamber.<\/p>\n

The prime minister\u2019s speech is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, HBO \u201cReal Time\u201d host Bill Maher torched Harris and her prospects of defeating former President Donald Trump in November\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

Maher slammed Harris for being deeply unlikable and reminded viewers that she won zero delegates when she ran for the Democratic nomination in 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, replacing a president as his party\u2019s candidate this late will seem like a big deal,\u201d Maher said. \u201cFor about three days, and then we\u2019ll all be over it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maher listed several potential Democratic replacements for Biden, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n

If she were to win in November, Harris would become the first female, first black woman, and first Asian to serve as president \u2014 none of which impressed Maher.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t vote for who will be the first, I vote for who will win and for whatever reason, Harris has never been popular,\u201d Maher said before ripping on Harris\u2019 failed presidential campaign four years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can count the number of delegates she won in the 2020 primaries on one hand, as long as that hand has no fingers. In three years as vice president, she has been quieter than an electric car,\u201d Maher said.<\/p>\n

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After criticizing the vice president for her mismanagement of the U.S. southern border when Biden appointed her as the \u201cborder czar,\u201d Maher claimed he didn\u2019t understand why Harris wasn\u2019t more well-liked despite her being \u201cintelligent and accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n

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