Conservatives Try to Hold Up Ukraine Aid for Bulls**t Reason
Just days before Russia invaded Ukraine, a small group of Republican lawmakers seized on Russia’s buildup of troops on the Ukrainian border to make a tenuous point about a situation 6,600 miles away: President Joe Biden needs to do something about the southern border of the United States.
The conservative group of lawmakers introduced legislation tying military assistance to Ukraine with the status of the U.S.-Mexican border.
You may think conservatives would abandon their politically performative legislation after Russian President Vladimir Putin actually mounted his attack: His forces have been killing civilians and attacking Ukrainian cities for two weeks now. Just this Wednesday Russian forces bombed a Ukrainian maternity hospital.
But in spite of the carnage, many of these Republicans are doubling down.
Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), one of the original cosponsors of the bill, said he “absolutely” still wants to move the proposal forward, even though aid to Ukraine is needed now more than ever.
“I do support aid for Ukraine. However, I support this,” Good told The Daily Beast this week.
He confirmed he thinks the Biden administration should handle the southern border first before Ukraine, and said the greatest responsibility of the federal government is the safety and security of the United States
https://www.thedailybeast.com/conservatives-try-to-hold-up-ukraine-aid-for-bullshit-reason?ref=home
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Bob Bad and Gooser are examples of "what's wrong with this picture?"
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