House GOP Leader Calls on President Biden to Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) criticizes President Biden's response to the war in Ukraine and calls on him to send the defensive weaponry that Ukrainian President Zelensky has asked Congress for in an address to lawmakers, including the Polish MiG-29s that would be transferred to U.S. custody before being handed over to Ukrainian forces. The Pentagon and the administration have rejected this proposal, saying it would be "high-risk" and that it would be viewed as escalatory by Russia. close