U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a keynote speech at the Israeli Embassy's 76th anniversary event in Washington, D.C. The event, held at the National Building Museum, also featured Democratic U.S. Representative Pete Aguilar as a speaker. During his speech, Johnson expressed joy at Israel being 'the fulfillment of promises made millennia ago to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,' and proclaimed his gratitude that 'the Zionist dream has become a reality.' The event highlighted bipartisan support for Israel, with speeches from both Republican and Democratic representatives. It remains to be seen if Johnson will announce Netanyahu's speech in Congress.
BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson spoke at a celebration of Israeli Independence tonight in Washington, DC. He expressed joy that Israel is "the fulfillment of promises made millennia ago to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob," and proclaimed his gratitude that "the Zionist dream has become… https://t.co/1U9WzxgK5k
Speaker Mike Johnson addressed a celebration of Israeli Independence tonight in Washington, DC. He rejoiced that Israel is "the fulfillment of promises made millennia ago to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob," and proclaimed his thanks that "the Zionist dream has become a reality" https://t.co/bVelQXyhOo
WATCH LIVE: House Speaker Johnson delivers remarks at Israeli Independence Day event https://t.co/VvRS0zsjGa
⚠️ ISRAELI INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENT IN WASHINGTON TO FEATURE BIPARTISAN SPEECHES Full Story → https://t.co/RmMzbvduK8 Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic U.S. Representative Pete Aguilar will deliver keynote speeches at the Israeli embassy’s Independence… https://t.co/OgWaNDuzPs
Speaker @MikeJohnson will be the keynote speaker at the Israeli embassy independence day reception at the national building museum tonight. It will be interesting to see if he uses his speech to announce Netanyahu's speech in Congress https://t.co/6F6KNL7fto
ALSO: As we noted in the AM edition, @SpeakerJohnson will be speaking at the Israeli Embassy's 76th anniversary event tonight. https://t.co/83PI5JBYN0