Big majority of Americans say Boehner's Netanyahu invite was a mistake
Some bad news for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), who invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress with the aim of curbing President Obama's ability to forge a nuclear deal with Iran:
The nationwide poll, released Tuesday, shows 63 percent of Americans say it was a bad move for congressional leadership to extend the invitation without giving President Barack Obama a heads up that it was coming. Only 33 percent say it was the right thing to do. [CNN]
Democrats have slammed the invitation, but so have conservative news outlets like Fox News. The latest poll is also bad news for Netanyahu, who has been hammered by his political opponents at home for harming bipartisan American support for Israel.
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