{"id":593604,"date":"2023-10-08T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-house-chaos-is-an-opportunity-and-threat-for-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T10:00:00","slug":"why-house-chaos-is-an-opportunity-and-threat-for-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-house-chaos-is-an-opportunity-and-threat-for-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why House chaos is an opportunity and threat for Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/bidenjoe_092223gn11_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The chaos in the House resulting from the demise of Rep. Kevin McCarthy\u2019s (R-Calif.) Speakership poses very real political opportunities for President Biden, even as it also represents a threat to his agenda that endangers aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has sought to take political advantage, contrasting Biden\u2019s leadership with the disarray in the House and blaming the near shutdown on the GOP.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cInstead of threatening our national security with a shutdown that would force our troops and border patrol to work without pay, they should work with President Biden against the shared threats our country faces and protect our own security by standing up for Ukraine as they fight for freedom and democracy against tyranny and Russian brutality,\u201d White House spokesman Andrew Bates said in a memo released Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>But the uncertainty also threatens to disrupt the U.S. war effort while making allies uncertain about the nation\u2019s direction. It\u2019s a situation that Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y to see, and a worry for other pro-Ukraine figures in Washington such as Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPutin wants U.S. domestic political chaos and domestic political chaos in the West to divide the unity that we have been able to achieve to date. And I think most Republicans understand that dynamic,\u201d said Emily Horne, a former spokesperson for the National Security Council under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question that now they have to deal with is are they going to make the same commitments publicly that they say privately they believe in?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Opposition to providing aid to Ukraine has been growing in the House among Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy did not include aid to Ukraine in the stopgap funding bill he brought to the House floor last week to avoid a shutdown, despite the fact a bipartisan Senate bill with the aid was advancing and would have had enough support in the House to make it to Biden\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The former Speaker didn\u2019t want to bring that bill to the floor because the issue of Ukraine is so divisive in the House GOP conference.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, McCarthy lost the Speakership anyway, and his chief Republican antagonist, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), accused him of having a \u201csecret side deal\u201d with Biden on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>All of this will make it harder, though not impossible, for a new Speaker to advance Ukraine aid through the House.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The House dysfunction could threaten other Biden priorities, too. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden warned Friday that a government shutdown would hurt the progress over the past year to improve the U.S. economy, a major issue that the president and congressional Democrats are running on in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The next Speaker, even more than McCarthy, may need to toe a conservative line on spending.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>One leading candidate is Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who has signaled he would end support to Ukraine. The other leading candidate, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), is seen as more of a dealmaker but would be under enormous pressure.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has asked for Congress to approve $24 billion more in funding for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Biden this week said he will give a major speech on the need for aid to Ukraine amid polls showing eroding support. A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-public-support-declines-arming-ukraine-reutersipsos-2023-10-05\/\">new Reuters\/Ipsos\u00a0poll<\/a>\u00a0this week showed only 41 percent of Americans agreed Washington should provide weapons to Ukraine, compared to the 46 percent support for weapon shipments in May.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Horne argued that those opposed to Ukraine aid on Capitol Hill still represent a minority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is still strong bipartisan support for Ukraine economic and security assistance on the Hill. And I think you\u2019ll find most Republicans understand both what\u2019s at stake from a geopolitical and national security standpoint, but also from a moral standpoint,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s campaign is likely to link the House GOP dysfunction to former President Trump, Biden\u2019s likely opponent in 2024. In this way, even if the chaos is a problem for parts of Biden\u2019s agenda, it could help him win reelection.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt may threaten Biden\u2019s policy priorities but it doesn\u2019t threaten his re-elect chances,\u201d said Jim Kessler, a co-founder of the centrist thinktank Third Way. \u201cFrom Jan. 6 to today, congressional Republicans have been weaving a tapestry of chaos and insanity. Should Trump be at the top of the ticket, they will complete the project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, I expect there will be a deal that funds Ukraine and more border security. But along the way, Republicans are shattering the china. It gets noticed at election time,\u201d Kessler added.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategist Jamaal Simmons also said Democrats can use the split screen of House chaos while Biden\u00a0forgives $9 billion in student loans\u00a0to its advantage and Democrats swear in a new senator from California to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe disarray in the House\u00a0clarifies the\u00a0argument for Democrats,\u201d he said. \u201cThe split screen was stark. On\u00a0one side, Democrats were participating in calm and focused governing\u2014 orderly transitions of power in the Senate, orderly policymaking in the White House.\u00a0 Then in the House, the Republican majority was at war with itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Kevin McCarthy\u2019s (R-Calif.) Speakership poses very real political opportunities for President Biden, even as it also represents a threat to his agenda that endangers aid to Ukraine. 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