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Republicans Begin To Sour On Aid To Ukraine
Yahoo News ^ | 7/19/22 | Jonathan Nicholson

Posted on 07/19/2022 11:19:12 AM PDT by JonPreston

Rep. Matt Gaetz, the firebrand House Republican from Florida, said as much in a July 1 exchange with Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.). Answering a Tweet from Gallego that said “Fact is if the Republicans take over the House in 2022 US support to Ukraine will come to a halt,” Gaetz replied, “Ruben is correct.”

At a recent rally in Anchorage, Alaska, Trump riffed on the cost so far, misstating the amount spent.

“Like with Ukraine, we put up $60 billion and Europe put up $5, 6 [billion]? OK?” he said, drawing boos from the crowd. (Through early July, Congress has authorized about $54 billion for assistance not only to Ukraine, but to neighboring countries as well in response to the Russian invasion. )

And Trump is by no means alone among Republicans. On the last aid package, 11 GOP senators voted against more money, including Kentucky’s Rand Paul.

“We don’t have any money for anyone,” he told HuffPost. “I mean, we’re a trillion dollars in the hole every year. So any money that is allocated to send to a foreign country has to be borrowed first from another foreign country.”

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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KEYWORDS: dodindustrialcomplex; republicans; sour; ukraine; whats54billion
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To: Night Hides Not

Their checks must have never gotten to the Cayman Islands.


41 posted on 07/19/2022 12:12:14 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: CarolinaReaganFan; UMCRevMom@aol.com; dennisw; Widget Jr; PIF; MercyFlush; BiglyCommentary; ...

Says an outspoken pro Putin poster! Do we want to pay Ukraine to drain the Putin war machine, or some day send tens of thousands of our young men to do the job? My son is just retiring from 25 years in special units, and I don’t want to see my grandchildren having to follow in his footsteps.


42 posted on 07/19/2022 12:12:29 PM PDT by gleeaikin (Question authority)
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To: JonPreston

republicans need to concentrate less on zelensky and more on how pelosi used fraud to get biden and senators in position


43 posted on 07/19/2022 12:12:36 PM PDT by merkava
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To: 353FMG; Ebenezer

What did the phony baloney 20yr bill for Trashcanistan cost us, in blood and treasure?


44 posted on 07/19/2022 12:12:52 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: JonPreston

The US politicians sending billions of tax payer’s dollars to Ukraine is the normal for the DC criminal cabal. It just creates another pool of money for DC looting via kickbacks from the Ukrainian government. The us people are being played and in short, this is treason against the US.


45 posted on 07/19/2022 12:17:26 PM PDT by drypowder
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To: PGR88

Some of them should be hanging from lamp posts for the good of mankind.


46 posted on 07/19/2022 12:19:32 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: gleeaikin

I’m sure your grandkids will be marching off to war in the Ukraine or some other cesspool, but mine won’t. I’m not dopey.


47 posted on 07/19/2022 12:19:47 PM PDT by JonPreston
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To: gleeaikin

The money won’t be cut off until President Trump is back in office. That gives Ukraine about 3 fiscal years of support.


48 posted on 07/19/2022 12:24:00 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: JonPreston

Good. Soros/Schwab/Satan/Z/GloboHomo all sad.


49 posted on 07/19/2022 12:27:40 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: JonPreston

It’s about time Republicans realize it’s America First not Ukraine First.


50 posted on 07/19/2022 12:29:58 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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Unfortunately this link from The Economist limits reading. However, it does show that G7, EU and related entities have provided $29 billion. Other sources who so far US has SPENT $43 billion although additional funds are committed. I don’t know if the Economist figures include the large amounts of money Poland and other countries have spent to support around 6 million Ukraine refugees fleeing Russian murder and slavery. Those costs are monthly and ongoing.

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/05/02/which-countries-have-pledged-the-most-support-to-ukraine


51 posted on 07/19/2022 12:35:16 PM PDT by gleeaikin (Question authority)
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To: gleeaikin

Committed and delivered/disbursed are very different things.

https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/


52 posted on 07/19/2022 12:40:50 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: 353FMG

Like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football Lucy is holding.


53 posted on 07/19/2022 12:53:07 PM PDT by Ebenezer ("Be strong and of good courage.")
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To: carriage_hill

Not to mention Iraq.


54 posted on 07/19/2022 12:59:51 PM PDT by Ebenezer ("Be strong and of good courage.")
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To: McGruff

Too late. The laundering of billions back to American politicians via their families and friends continues apace.


55 posted on 07/19/2022 1:00:17 PM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Where are they going to get the money to pay kickbacks to the swamp?


56 posted on 07/19/2022 1:04:21 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: JonPreston

“Republicans Begin To Sour On Aid To Ukraine”

Until they find out it upset the top Democrats then they will fold.


57 posted on 07/19/2022 1:04:51 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: JonPreston

The many other countries supporting Ukraine are all beginning to reduce their support and with winter coming I suspect the sanctions will go away.

I wouldn’t be a bit surprised that by year’s end the US is the sole supporter of the Ukraine’s war.


58 posted on 07/19/2022 1:07:36 PM PDT by elpadre (W )
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To: Ebenezer

Yes, I missed that part. Thx.


59 posted on 07/19/2022 1:17:39 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: JonPreston

Slow learning Republicans start to cop a clue about the libtard money pit scam called Ukrania 🤪

Welcome to reality


60 posted on 07/19/2022 1:17:54 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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