Staff Reports
House Intel Big Shot Mike Turner (R-OH) is not one to shy away from a good ol’ fashioned showdown, especially when it comes to national security. Turner went toe-to-toe with President Joe Biden, accusing him of pulling a fast one by keeping top-secret scoop under wraps. According to Turner, this so-called “serious national security threat” has got Uncle Sam in a tizzy, but the Dems aren’t squawking a peep.
.@HouseIntel Chairman @RepMikeTurner defends going public with call to declassify ‘threat’ information https://t.co/wnYyfi2yXF https://t.co/wnYyfi2yXF
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 15, 2024
Turner made big waves with his bipartisan ballyhoo, rallying for the declassification of the hush-hush lowdown. He wasn’t about to play second fiddle to the silent treatment, taking his beef straight to Twitter. But, newsflash, folks—Turner’s bald-faced audacity didn’t sit too pretty with Pa Biden’s posse. They gave him the cold shoulder, waving him off like an unwelcome dinner party crasher.
Just when Dems thought Turner was done stirring the pot, he dropped another bombshell like a rockstar. The Intel Committee gave the nod with a whopping 23-1 vote to spill the beans. Turner triumphantly declared, “The House gang and the Biden bunch agreed to let the cat out of the bag, so put that in your pipe and smoke it!”
But hold the phone, because the White House isn’t buying what Turner’s selling. National security honcho John Kirby shot down Turner’s snazzy public stunt, insisting that the administration never gave their blessing. Ooh, baby, this showdown is really heating up!
As the feud spilled into the public arena, the mystery deepened. Turner’s tiff sent shockwaves through D.C., leaving tongues wagging and heads spinning. National security bigwig Jake Sullivan swooped in to douse the flames, desperately trying to put the lid on Turner’s fiery rhetoric. House Speaker Mike Johnson played Mr. Cool, assuring the masses that there’s nothing to see here, so move along.
But, as the saying goes, the plot thickens. Turner got himself in hot water with the bigwigs, forgettin’ to ring up Johnson before kicking up a fuss. Rep. Andy Ogles came out guns blazin’, finger-pointing at Turner’s “reckless” escapade and demanding a good ol’ fashioned investigation, just like back in the cowboy days.
In the grand finale, Turner’s on the edge of his seat, waiting for the curtain call. He’s about to get the front-row scoop from Sullivan in an oh-so-not-private briefing. The anticipation is killin’ us, folks. Will Turner come out on top, or will Biden’s team turn the tables on him? Stay tuned for the next episode of “As The Intel Committee Turns.”
