…Johnson “has named Reps #ScottPerry PA) & #RonnyJackson (TX) to the House Intelligence Cmte. The #Intel Cmte oversees the entire intelligence community & gets some of the most sensitive intelligence about the #US & its allies.”
Both #ScottPerry & #RonnyJackson have grabbed headlines in recent yrs for all the wrong reasons. Jackson’s on-the-job behavior while working in the WH as #Trump’s physician led to headlines like this: “Rep Ronny Jackson made sexual comments, drank alcohol & took Ambien while working as White House physician, Pentagon watchdog finds.” Jackson was later demoted from retired admiral to retired captain by the #Navy due to the #Pentagon’s investigation into his behavior.
During remarks this week, #Trump said he wanted to “pay tribute” to a person he very much respected.
Trump thanked #TomHoman, who served as acting director of #ICE during Trump’s admin [Trump loved “acting” posts bc they aren’t subject to congressional confirmation] & has since been a frequent commentator on #FauxNews.
ℹ Last week, we saw a russian convoy consisting of two russian #Navy Northern Fleet amphibious vessels, BDK-031 “Otrakovsky” and BDK-010 “Ivan Gren” and the #Baltic Fleet tanker “Kola”, depart from the #BalticSea and head for #Syria
It is not known what the two ships are carrying, but it is likely that they are weapons
The russian flotilla is currently off the coast of #Algeria and is proceeding east at a speed of about 11 knots
The damage to the ship is being verified, #Pletenchuk, a spokesman for the #Navy
This is a Ukrainian ship that was captured by the Russian invaders 10 years ago. For 9 years, they dismantled the ship for spare parts, but during the last year they decided to restore the ship
Speaker Johnson: We also advanced cuts to some of the agencies that have been turned against the American people. We are going to cut 3% from DOJ, 7% from the ATF, 6% from the FBI, and 10% from the EPA.