White House downplays CNN poll showing majority of Americans oppose more US aid for Ukraine | CNN Politics
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The White House on Wednesday downplayed CNN polling showing most Americans oppose Congress providing additional funding to support Ukraine in its war with Russia ahead of a reported administration request for more aid.

Mitch McConell says the quiet part out loud.

Exact full quote from CNN:

“People think, increasingly it appears, that we shouldn’t be doing this. Well, let me start by saying we haven’t lost a single American in this war,” McConnell said. “Most of the money that we spend related to Ukraine is actually spent in the US, replenishing weapons, more modern weapons. So it’s actually employing people here and improving our own military for what may lie ahead.”

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4085063

  • silent_water [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    you do know there’s been an ongoing civil war in Ukraine since 2013 and that fascists have been genociding Russian speakers in the independent republics that have been trying to split off from Ukraine in that time, right? and you know that Ukraine violated multiple peace treaties in the process of doing so?

    • boredtortoise@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      And we know that the separatist fascists are Russian plants. The future will tell us how much there’s a real independence movement instead in the areas.

      Nevertheless, conquering and genociding whole Ukraine is not approvable

      • Maoo [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Those lifelong Ukrainian trade unionists locked in their union hall and set on fire? Yeah, just fascust Russian plants.

        How did I arrive at such a smart and correct thought? I get that question a lot. Listen, tankie