Mitch McConnell insists over $60 BILLION taxpayer dollars for Ukraine is 'not a ... trends now
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GOP Leader Mitch McConnell insisted that the $60 billion the U.S. is readying to send to Ukraine is 'not a whole lot' for the U.S. but will prove a 'significant' benefit in the battle against Vladimir Putin.
The Senate passed Ukraine funding as part of a $95 billion foreign aid package on Tuesday night.
Pushing through support for Ukraine has become the capstone of his 15 years in Senate GOP leadership. Pushing back on his own party's isolationist trend has made for a legacy-defining moment.
The Kentucky Republican told Fox News he 'hopes' the money will be enough to push Russia back 'decisively.'
'It's not a whole lot of money for us,' McConnell said, noting the $60 billion is around 0.2 percent of the US GDP. 'But it's a very significant step for them because it gives them the more sophisticated weapons.'
McConnell will step down as leader of the Senate Republicans at the end of this Congress. He'll stay on as a rank-and-file senator until the end of his term in 2027.
The package that passed 79-18 ties together $60 billion for Ukraine, $26 billion for Israel and Gaza and around $4 billion for the Indo-Pacific - and a measure that could see
