Sec. of State Suggests Kevin McCarthy Will Be Acting Against America’s National Interest By Removing Ukraine Aid
If Sec. of State Blinken warned that if Speaker Kevin McCarthy removes Ukraine support from the federal government spending invoice, he will likely be performing in opposition to the nationwide curiosity.
Blinken mentioned when requested about McCarthy eradicating Ukraine support, “I believe it’s very clear to us and to many in Congress that this extra help is one thing that Ukraine wants on this second to proceed to hold out the counteroffensive, to regain its territory, in addition to to strengthen its protection, its army going ahead. It’s not solely the precise factor to do, it’s the sensible and essential factor to do in our personal pursuits, as a result of as we’ve mentioned from day one, if we permit this Russian aggression to go ahead with impunity, it’s not simply Ukrainians who’re struggling, it’s nearly everybody world wide who depends on the rules which can be on the coronary heart of the UN Constitution, together with that one huge nation can’t merely trample on the borders of one other, invade it, and attempt to take it over. If we permit that to go ahead with impunity, if we don’t arise in opposition to that, then it’s open season all over the place world wide.”
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Sec. of State Blinken suggests Kevin McCarthy will likely be performing in opposition to the nationwide curiosity if he removes Ukraine support from the spending invoice, “It is not solely the precise factor to do, it is the sensible and essential factor to do in our personal curiosity.” pic.twitter.com/wfTcQ2dp7a
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 10, 2023
If it’s a unhealthy thought that might hurt the nationwide curiosity, then it’s one thing that the MAGA caucus within the Home will push McCarthy to do. The explanation why McCarthy is transferring on taking Ukraine support out of the federal government funding invoice is that Trump’s followers within the Home, like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, are supporting Putin within the conflict, and eradicating support to Ukraine helps Putin.
Even when the Home removes the help and the Senate restores it, the federal government will nonetheless shut down on the finish of the month, and there will likely be no new support package deal to Ukraine going out.
Blinken was appropriate. It’s within the nationwide curiosity to defend democracy and cease authoritarians from invading neighboring democracies.
Kevin McCarthy has positioned himself as performing in opposition to US nationwide pursuits, which completely sums up the place the Republican Occasion is below Donald Trump.
