Senator Lindsey Graham was in Kyiv today talking up this combination of aid to Ukraine, indicating that he has vetted it with fellow congressional Republicans and they’re good with it. President Zelenskyi has not said one way or the other but one of the top people in his cabinet recently alluded to Ukraine’s willingness to accept something along this line. Can Lindsey be trusted? That is the question.
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But this combination aid package idea has started making the rounds in Washington DC. and even the Orange menace reportedly has spoken about “loans” to Ukraine instead of outright “grants”. Speaker of the House MAGA Mike indicates that as soon as the current government funding agreement between congress and the White House is potted this week, he intends to bring a stand alone Ukraine aid bill to the floor next week … with the help of Democrats based on what they euphemistically call the “suspension of the rules” which will require 2/3 votes to pass.
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So there now appears to be some serious movement. The White House, per Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor, is still holding out for the aid to be in the form of grants. But I would imagine this is negotiable?.
The pot on the Ukraine aid bill is now on hot boil. My sense is that the White House(and congressional Democrats) will split the difference, however unpalatable, with the Republicans and an aid package heavy on grants but dressed up with ribbons and bows saying “loans”(waivable) will be passed. And Ukraine will get what it sorely needs to fight off that odious monster Vladimir Putin.
What say you, Kossacks? Are you okay with this?
On another policy front … the Immigration and Southern border issue ... which the Republicans are likely to leave unaddressed b’cos the orange menace reportedly wants that as a campaign issue. I suspect that once the government funding as well as the Ukraine aid are done, JRB(our awesome President) is going to wrap that policy tire iron around the necks of the Republicans while issuing a raft of executive orders and negotiations with Mexico to nip in the bud the great “caravan of illegal aliens” turmoil the Republicans are hoping for this coming Summer. Not going to happen “on my watch” as JRB recently told Trump regarding doing away with Obama care.