House Speaker Mike Johnson said he hopes President Joe Biden’s warning that he will refuse to supply U.S. weapons to Israel for an assault on Rafah was a “senior moment,” adding that he feels betrayed that the president appears to be violating the promises made to secure the passage of an almost $100 billion foreign aid package.

However, the Louisiana Republican, speaking with Politico after House members rejected a bid to oust him from his seat Wednesday night, said he had already been worried that the United States had been cutting off weapons to Israel before Biden’s threat.

“My reaction honestly was: Wow, that is a complete turn from what I have been told even in, you know, recent hours,” Johnson said. “I mean, 24 hours ago it was confirmed to me by top administration officials that the policy’s very different than what he stated there. So I hope that’s a senior moment.”

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