Johnson denounces ‘anti-Israel rhetoric’ on six-month anniversary of Hamas attack

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) honored on Sunday the six-month anniversary of Hamas’s deadly terrorist attack on Israel and blasted what he described as an “appalling” lack of support from some Democrats for the country as it continues its war in Gaza.

“Since the massacre, it’s been appalling to watch anti-Israel rhetoric and support for an unconditional cease-fire grow among Democrats in Washington, even as Hamas holds 130 Israelis and Americans hostage in Gaza,” Johnson said in a statement.

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