East Palestine OH: Enervated Putin-puppet Trump shills out for master Vlad on US Ukraine funding

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/22/biden-warsaw-trump-train-palestine/#link-7ZQ4M5GM7ZFDDONQFAYATS3KJY



Former president Donald Trump visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Wednesday to tour the area where a Norfolk Southern train derailed in early February, leaving behind an environmental disaster that has left residents fearful of contaminated air and water. In short remarks given during his visit, Trump chided the aid the United States has sent Ukraine to defend itself against Russia’s invasion, saying he hopes that the U.S. government will have “some money left over” to help rebuild East Palestine after the derailment.

“I sincerely hope that when your representatives and all of the politicians get here — including Biden — they get back from touring Ukraine, that he’s got some money left over,” Trump said, noting that the country has provided billions more in aid to Ukraine than Europe. “That’s a big difference, wouldn’t you say?”

While Congress has approved more than $110 billion in aid to Ukraine since the war began last February, the Pentagon has reported that, since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the United States has committed more than $24.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.

Trump joined other Republicans in criticizing the federal government’s decision to continue approving aid for Ukraine. But other Republican leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), recently doubled down on their promise to continue supporting the country. He and more than 30 senators attended a conference in Germany last week to show in a bipartisan manner that congressional support for Ukraine hasn’t waned.

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