by Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene vehemently denounced President Trump’s latest proposal to expedite arms transfers to Ukraine on Monday, claiming it violates a crucial pledge he and many members of his party made to voters to remove American involvement in foreign conflicts.
In an interview, Ms. Greene argued that Mr. Trump was abandoning the America First strategy that helped him and Republicans win sweeping victories, saying that it’s not only Ukraine but all foreign wars in general and a lot of international aid. We ran our campaign on this platform. I also made this vow to my district. Everyone cast their vote for this. And I think we need to stay on course.
Her remarks followed Mr. Trump’s speech earlier in the day from the Oval Office, in which he outlined intentions to sell guns to NATO nations, who would subsequently transfer those arms to Ukraine. In order to allay Republican concerns about the war’s expense, the president made it clear that the agreement would not be paid for by American taxpayers.
Ms. Greene, however, remained doubtful, claiming that there was no situation in which the US would escape engagement and that Americans would pay the price.
“There is no doubt that our tax dollars are being used,” she said, adding that the United States would become financially and logistically involved in the battle due to indirect costs like sending American troops to train on the weaponry being provided. The largest contributor to NATO is the United States, she added, adding that American taxpayers are footing the bill for such indirect expenses. According to her, the United States is involved.
Ms. Greene has frequently clashed with members of her own party over foreign aid, and more lately, with Mr. Trump himself. The president’s aggressive stance toward Iran has also drawn scathing criticism from her. She maintains that Mr. Trump’s supporters support her over his more aggressive recent tactics, which included threatening to impose crushing financial penalties on Russia unless it accepts a peace accord.
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