Republican Sen. James Lankford, Okla., disputed House Speaker Mike Johnson's, R-La., claim he was intentionally excluded from bipartisan negotiations over border and military funding bills, alleging that Johnson chose not to partake in the Senate talks, according to CNN congressional reporter Manu Raju.
During a Sunday appearance on NBC New's "Meet the Press" Sunday, Johnson claimed that he was never offered a briefing, instead only receiving tips from individual senators. Lankford told Raju, however, that Johnson had been invited to the Senate negotiations and asked "early on" whether he wanted "to be engaged on this," but decided not to participate.
