President emphasizes Washington’s international leadership and attacks Republicans in favor of cutting aid to Ukraine because “they have no idea about foreign policy”
A Republican sector’s proposal to cut U.S. aid to Ukraine in the event that it wins a majority in the House in November’s midterm elections has received a response from President Joe Biden, who has assured “that of the other “team” (in reference to opposition to their government) fail to understand that what the United States does will determine what the rest of the world does According to the White House tenant, the financing of the former Soviet Republic and the attitude of the United States after the Russian invasion “much more than Ukraine. This is Eastern Europe. It’s about NATO,” he noted at a fundraiser in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he used a bridge under construction as a symbol of his historic investment plan for infrastructure. Pennsylvania is one of the most important states for Democrats to maintain control of the Senate
His statements come after Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy warned on Tuesday that, in the event of a parliamentary election victory, his party would not issue a “blank check” to the Kiev government. McCarthy joins a line of North American conservatism that believes that Biden’s plans to support Ukraine “to the end” and provide billions of dollars in aid and weapons clash with the American economic situation and contribute to the economy. “perpetuate” the war in Ukraine. “People are going to be in a recession and they’re not going to write a blank check to Ukraine,” McCarthy said in his speech, delivered as part of an election campaign with great memories of the Biden-Trump duel that led to the former Oval Office two years ago.
The midterm elections, which will take place on November 8, are of a legislative nature and will therefore serve to renew the main institutions of the United States and will mainly mark the future governance of the president, depending on whether the majority falls to the Democratic or Republican side. The latest poll, conducted this week by The New York Times, doesn’t offer good news for the veteran CEO. He points out that 49% of voters will vote for Republicans, while 45% will vote for Democratic representatives.
In a preemptive speech, given the possibility that the polls are right, Biden has warned his party’s donors of the “huge” damage of a potential cut in contributions to Ukraine by his rivals. “These are really serious consequences,” he assured after bluntly attacking Republicans “they have no idea about American foreign policy.” According to him, the rest of the countries see Washington as a leader. “They look at us because they are not that big or powerful,” he claimed, according to Europa Press, in a speech that is surprising a priori, both because of the cataloging of the Allies and because of the contrast with the efforts of the European Union and Western governments to get rid of the label “following” US politics.
The proximity of the election has sharpened the debate over US support for Kiev and, above all, widened the gap between traditional republicanism and the most radical wing of former President Donald Trump. They are a minority within this party committed to “closing the tap” to Ukraine, but it is still a relevant minority of legislators and influential figures of conservatism. Some are also putting pressure on the guts of the extremists, those reluctant to Biden’s policies and the sector of society hardest hit by the economic crisis.
The debate is showing signs of poisoning as November 8 approaches. An example: last spring, in two months’ time, the government, with the majority of the Houses, approved two economic packages worth USD 53,000 million (more than EUR 50,000 million) to arm the Ukrainian army and bring humanitarian supplies to the country. at war with Russia. This endowment is almost equal to the annual defense budget of France or Germany, but hardly anyone doubted whether it was suitable to face the Russian aggression. One of the games, at 40,000 million, had the vote in favor of fifty Republican senators and the rejection of eleven. In the House of Representatives, 210 deputies of this party gave their approval against 57 who rejected it. However, the influence of this small group of dissenters is remarkable enough to have a desecrated understanding and make this issue a cornerstone of the campaign.
Some experts question the extent to which McCarthy’s statements can be taken into account when he chose not to hand over a “blank check” to the Zelensky administration on Tuesday. It is doubtful if the American people themselves show a high degree of solidarity with Ukraine and are even willing to take on additional energy costs due to the war, polls show. Some commentators have put forward the theory that McCarthy did not really speak out in favor of ending aid to Kiev, but in favor of improving surveillance and control of the destination. What does seem clear, according to the Defense News website that specializes in military affairs, is that statements like this could undermine political confidence that Republican lawmakers will keep supply flowing if they take control of Congress.
The messages that have been circulating for weeks between recalcitrant Republicans and those regarding Trumpism are devastating and even painful. After the hurricane that ravaged his Florida district, lawmaker Matt Gaetz posted a note on Twitter, sowing doubts about whether the money sent to Ukraine (new millionaire items have been approved in recent weeks) took away the victims of the storm. His colleague Marjorie Taylor Green refers to the former Russian-invaded republic as the US’s “51st state” and questions whether “we will fund” Moscow once the Kremlin has annexed four regions. Senator Josh Hawley, Trump’s political comrade, directly accuses Europe of “scrounging”.
In a more sensory and moderate space of republicanism, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell assures his party is closing ranks with Ukraine and “still believes NATO is important”, contrary to previous opinion. president. McConnell is one of the conservative figures that Volódimir Zelensky has visited in Kiev.
The Ukrainian government has become an exceptional spectator of the upcoming US midterm elections and what it does not want is to become an involuntary protagonist. Several officials have expressed the “fear” that an eventual Democratic defeat would mark a before and after in Washington politics, which would come at the worst possible time, with absolute military reliance on American arsenals and on the cusp of a near-billionaire of the country impossible to develop without American funds.
Source: La Verdad
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