Speaker Johnson says Federal workers who participate in pro-Palestinian walk-out "deserve to be fired"

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Sunday that government workers who take part in a walk out to protest President Biden's policies regarding the Israeli-Hamas conflict "deserve to be fired."

Johnson pledged that he'd work with Houses Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) to start disciplinary proceedings against those who participate in the walkout.

"Any government worker who walks off the job to protest U.S. support for our ally Israel is ignoring their responsibility and abusing the trust of taxpayers," Johnson wrote in a statement on X.

Johnson's words came after reports that hundreds of federal government employees are planning to walk out on Tuesday to protest of the Biden administration's handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

There was no immediate response to Johnson's threats from labor associations or unions concerning workers' First Amendment rights and employment protections under various contracts.

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