American Greatness contributor Steve Cortes, the president and founder of the League of American Voters, said that Speaker Mike Johnson should focus on defending U.S. borders and less on his push for additional funding for Ukraine.
Speaker Mike Johnson should buck the Washington War Machine and put America first.
Voters have sharply turned against intervention and further escalation in Ukraine.
It’s well past time to focus on defending our own borders and solving the many problems here at home. https://t.co/MvpKeIZXJJ
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) April 8, 2024
Cortes’ comments are in response to a letter from former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in which Pompe ramps up the pressure on U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring a new military aid package for Ukraine to a vote.
Cortes is correct to note that Johnson and his colleagues in Congress need to choose whether they are representing the American people or a foreign nation via the Washington War Machine.
At a time when the average taxpayer in America is struggling to make ends meet, public support for the Ukrainian conflict is becoming a harder sell as many question the wisdom of prolonging the conflict. More than half of Republican voters say the U.S. is spending too much on Ukraine.
Still, Speaker Johnson is apparently prepared to “risk his Speakership” over the push for increased Ukraine funding.
Questions over continued U.S. taxpayer funding of Ukraine are growing after the Ukraine cancelled its elections, has a reputation as one of the world’s most corrupt countries, and has even jailed priests and shut down churches:
Ep. 34 Of all of Biden’s crimes, backing the Ukrainian government as it throws priests in jail may be the most revealing. pic.twitter.com/ZCVV4uPzs9
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) October 26, 2023
Pompeo is the latest Republican to team up with President Biden in pushing back on America First Conservatives in Congress and elsehwere who question unfettered funding for Ukraine.