GOP Rep. Michael McCaul, chair of House Foreign Affairs, tells MarthaRaddatz that the U.S. should send at least one M1 Abrams tank to Ukraine to push Germany to send their own tanks. 'What I hear is that Germany is waiting for us to take the lead.'
When pressed by Raddatz if just one Abrams tank would be enough to get Germany's tanks in Ukraine, McCaul said, "Saying we're gonna put Abrams tanks in, I think, would be enough for Germany to unleash" its own Leopards.
"I am concerned that Russia is re-arming and preparing for a spring offensive. If it requires our sending some Abrams tanks in order to unlock getting the Leopard tanks from Germany, from Poland, from other allies, I would support that," Coons said. "I respect that our military leaders think the Abrams is too sophisticated, too expensive a platform to be as useful as the Leopards, but we need to continue to work with our close allies and to move forward in lockstep.
"Watergate started as a very small burglary, and it led to the president of the United States resigning. So, I don't know what's there until we see the documents," he said.McCaul was also pressed on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., getting a seat on the House Homeland Security Committee despite comments elevating conspiracy theories over the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks before she was in office. She has since said, "9/11 absolutely happened.
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