Another Democrat has plans to ditch Netanyahu's speech. More could follow.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders joins Chris Hayes to discuss why he will not be attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has added her name to the growing list of lawmakers who plan to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming joint address to the House and Senate. Several Democrats denounced the invitation after it was extended by congressional leaders of both parties in May.

peace negotiations with Iran and was widely viewed as a slight against then-President Barack Obama. “I’m going to treat him the same way he treated Barack Obama,” Clyburn said on NewsNation last week, before adding that he’s working with other lawmakers on possible alternative counterprogramming for people to attend instead of Netanyahu’s speech. Axios reports that several other Democrats involved in the talks, which are still in their early stages, may be looking to disrupt the speech as well.

 

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