In the wake of violent pro-Hamas insurrectionists blocking streets, defacing national monuments, and raising the Palestinian flag over Washington's Union Station on Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is serving notice there’s a new sheriff in town.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in our nation’s capital at the invitation of Speaker Johnson to update Congress on his nation’s war against bloodthirsty Hamas terrorists. In response to October 7th attacks on Israel when inhuman Hamas goons raped women, beheaded fathers in front of their children, and literally burned babies alive, Netanyahu unleashed a powerful military response that he has vowed will continue until Hamas has been eradicated from the face of the earth.

Wednesday’s speech to Congress made history, as Bibi Netanyahu became the only foreign leader ever to address a Joint Session for the 4th time. Given the added importance of his update on the war during a time of political upheaval here in America, this event should have been standing room only for our national legislators. But no, alleged “leaders” of the Democratic caucus boycotted the speech…including Reps. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA,) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY,) and a variety of usual publicity hogs like Sens. Dick Durban (D-IL) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA.)

Even Kamala Harris—the newly-coronated Democratic candidate for president after the ballots of 14 million primary voters were happily shredded by party leaders—was AWOL. But at least she........

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