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

  • sab@kbin.social
    421·
    11 months ago

    It’s interesting how the republicans believe in Keynesian economics, but exclusively when it’s applied for feeding the military industrial complex.

    In this situation I agree with the need to support Ukraine, but I wish they would make the same realization about infrastructure investments as well.

    • Gsus4@feddit.nl
      18·
      11 months ago

      A broken clock is right twice a day, as long as it makes them money, they don’t give a shit who benefits and who loses.

      • sab@kbin.social
        5·
        11 months ago

        A key difference being that the Democratic party supports state spending on infrastructure in other areas as well. So their understanding of the economy is at least consistent, and your moronic effort to equate “both parties” is, sadly, irrelevant to the point being made here.