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‘60 Minutes’ Segment: U.S. Taxpayers ‘Subsidizing’ Ukraine’s Economy, Paying All Of Their First Responders
The Daily Wire ^ | September 25th, 2023 | By Daily Wire NewsPosted on 9/25/2023, 11:34:36 AM by Mariner
A “60 Minutes” segment broadcast on Sunday caused an uproar after the show reported that American taxpayers are “subsidizing” Ukraine’s economy and paying for all of Ukraine’s first responders.
The news comes as a recent Fox News poll found that 56% of Republicans say the U.S. should be sending less support to Ukraine. A recent CNN poll found that 55% of Americans say Congress should not authorize additional funding to support Ukraine.
“American taxpayers are financing more than just weapons. We discovered the U.S. government’s buying seeds and fertilizer for Ukrainian farmers… and covering the salaries of Ukraine’s first responders – all 57,000 of them,” the CBS News show reported. “That includes the team that trains this rescue dog – named Joy – to comb through the wreckage of Russian strikes looking for survivors.”
“And the U.S. also funds the divers who we saw clearing unexploded ammunition from the country’s rivers – to make them safe again for swimming and fishing,” the segment continued. “Russia’s invasion shrank Ukraine’s economy by about a third. We were surprised to find that to keep it afloat the U.S. government is subsidizing small businesses.”
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