White House correspondent Peter Doocy reports on how the White House push for Ukraine spending may be jeopardized after McCarthy ouster on \u2018Special Report.\u2019
Russian strike on Ukrainian cafe kills at least 51, including 6-year-old boy, with horrifying photos showing the mass devastationUS sends confiscated Iranian ammunition to Ukraine forcesDuring his speakership, McCarthy advocated for Ukraine, calling the Russian invasion a national security issue and working with the Biden administration to ensure funding could continue.
“The most pressing issue on Americans’ minds is not Ukraine,” he said while leaving a Texas GOP delegation luncheon where he asked for their votes. “It’s the border situation and it’s crime on the streets and everybody knows that,” “We’re doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, where leadership just keeps ascending through the ranks,” he told reporters.During his speakership, McCarthy advocated for Ukraine, calling the Russian invasion a national security issue and working with the Biden administration to ensure funding could continue.
With the next speaker uncertain, members of Congress are left questioning what will become of Biden’s August ask that they approve an additional $20.6 billion to support The majority of Americans do favor backing Ukraine, with 63% of respondents indicating they supported providing additional arms and military supplies to the country’s forces – down from 65% last year.
McCarthy also failed to secure Ukraine aid funding in Saturday’s continuing resolution to avert a partial federal shutdown, as he feared there would not be enough votes to keep the government’s lights on without dropping it from the measure.
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