Senate Minority Leader McConnell News Conference on Foreign Aid Package
2024-04-23T17:49:55-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGQ5XC8wMDFcLzE3MTM4OTgwOTRfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19“This is an important day for America and a very important day for freedom-loving countries around the world,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as he briefed the press on the Ukraine-Israel-Taiwan foreign aid package that was set to pass the Senate. Leader McConnell stated that the $60 billion in aid allocated for Ukraine makes up only 2% of gross domestic product, noting that the U.S. spends 3% of GDP on defense. In addition, he criticized the Biden administration for its handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal and for requesting low defense budgets, blamed conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson’s comments on Ukraine for convincing Republicans that aid to Ukraine was “a mistake,” and discussed border security.
“This is an important day for America and a very important day for freedom-loving countries around the world,” said Senate Minority Leader M… read more
“This is an important day for America and a very important day for freedom-loving countries around the world,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as he briefed the press on the Ukraine-Israel-Taiwan foreign aid package that was set to pass the Senate. Leader McConnell stated that the $60 billion in aid allocated for Ukraine makes up only 2% of gross domestic product, noting that the U.S. spends 3% of GDP on defense. In addition, he criticized the Biden administration for its handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal and for requesting low defense budgets, blamed conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson’s comments on Ukraine for convincing Republicans that aid to Ukraine was “a mistake,” and discussed border security. close
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