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US House speaker: Anyone who ‘gets out of hand’ during Netanyahu’s speech could face arrest
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, speaks during the second day of the Republican National Convention on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — US House Speaker Mike Johnson says some Democratic lawmakers may try to interrupt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress next week but that they will be arrested if need be.
“There are a number of Democrats in the House who have said they’re going to boycott that event. Some others may protest,” Johnsons says in an address to an event organized by the Republican Jewish Coalition on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
“We’re going to have extra sergeants at arms on the floor. If anybody gets out of hand… We’re going to arrest people if we have to do it,” he adds.
