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Rep Becca Flint Warns Trump Victory Would be a Netanyahu Win [Video]

Rep. Becca Ballint (D-VT), who was the first Jewish member of the House of Representatives to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, told CNN she planned to vote against aid to Israel in order to “send a message” to Netanyahu’s government.

The U.S. House is expected to pass a contentious $95 billion foreign aid package Saturday that would provide aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. Far-right Republicans strongly oppose sending additional funds to Ukraine, prompting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to file a motion to vacate against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

“It’s clear that this is going to pass, so this vote is really about sending a message that we understand that if we continue to send offensive weapons to this extremist government, to Netanyahu, it’s essentially sending a green light for an invasion of Rafah and to continue this devastating, devastating war in Gaza. And I believe a ‘no’ vote is indicative of …

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Donald Trump claims immigration has left Sadiq Khan's London 'unrecognisable' after Europe 'opened its doors to jihad' and vows 'never to let that happen' in the US in his latest swipe at capital [Video]

'We've seen what happened when Europe opened its doors to jihad. Look at Paris, look at London, they're no longer recognisable,' Trump told supporters in a May Day rally in Wisconsin.