Johnson says Biden's criticism of Israel undermining hostage talks

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said President Biden’s policies toward Israel and criticism of its military operations are harming efforts to secure the release of Americans held hostage by Hamas, in a letter to the White House on Wednesday.

“The failure to resolutely support Israel in its military objectives to eliminate Hamas has made it harder to help facilitate the release of those being detained, including American hostages that Hamas brutally kidnapped on October 7, 2023,” Johnson wrote in the letter.