Watch: McCarthy Shuts Down Russian Journalist’s Question About Future US Aid to Ukraine
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) did not give a Russian reporter any hope the United States will stop sending weapons to Ukraine. During a trip to Israel, a Russian reporter asked the House speaker, “We know that…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) did not give a Russian reporter any hope the United States will stop sending weapons to 🇺🇦Ukraine.
During a trip to Israel, a Russian reporter asked the House speaker, “We know that you don’t support the current unlimited and uncontrolled supplies of weaponry and aid to 🇺🇦Ukraine. So can you comment? Is it possible, if in the near future, the U.S. policy regarding sending weaponry to 🇺🇦Ukraine will change?”
“The sound here is not good,” McCarthy said before asking, “Did he say I don’t support aid to 🇺🇦Ukraine?”
He continued, “No. I vote for aid for 🇺🇦Ukraine. I support aid for 🇺🇦Ukraine. I do not support what your country has done to
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“I do not support your killing of the children either. And I think from one standpoint, you should pull out and I don’t think it’s right. And we will continue to support because the rest of the world sees it just as it is,” McCarthy added.
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Before the 2022 midterm elections, McCarthy said Republicans would not provide a “blank check” to 🇺🇦Ukraine if they won the House majority.
Speaking to Punchbowl News, he said, “I think people are gonna be sitting in a recession and they’re not going to write a blank check to 🇺🇦Ukraine.”
“They just won’t do it… It’s not a free blank check,” the California Republican added.
Days later, he defended the comment as he told CNBC, “I think 🇺🇦Ukraine is very important. I support making sure that we move forward to defeat 🇷🇺Russia in that program. But there should be no blank check on anything. We are $31 trillion in debt.”
“Wouldn’t you want a check and balance in 🏛️Congress? Wouldn’t you want this hardworking taxpayers’ money, someone overseeing it? We’ve got to eliminate the wasteful spending in Washington,” he added.
🏛️Congress has approved more than $100 billion in aid to 🇺🇦Ukraine since 🇷🇺Russia launched its invasion last year.
While McCarthy vowed the U.S. will continue to support 🇺🇦Ukraine, several polls have found Americans’ support for assistance has decreased over the last year.
In February, a poll released by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found 48% of Americans said they support sending weapons to 🇺🇦Ukraine, down from roughly 60% in May 2022.
Meanwhile, those who said they were opposed to sending weapons rose from 22% last year to 29% in February.
Additionally, 37% of respondents said they support sending funds to 🇺🇦Ukraine, and 38% said they opposed it.
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