Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, told Newsmax Wednesday that the lack of a speaker in the House of Representatives could have played a role in the Saturday attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, told Newsmax on Wednesday that the lack of a speaker in the House of Representatives could have played a role in the Saturday attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
"There's several factors," he continued. "I mean, you've got Israel and Saudi Arabia discussing a peace agreement based upon the Abraham Accords, Iran does not want that, so there's a lot of factors here. But I think, going back to your point, we need to pray that America will have the leadership because we need Congress to keep the White House in check.
"I think the weight of the moment really has settled upon the members and 99% of the members want to do what is best for America," he said. "These are leaders. They're thoughtful, they're intelligent and they represent people all across this country that have different backgrounds, so bringing them together to agree on one leader is difficult. Right now, I would say that we're kind of divided.
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