Some Republicans are skeptical about aid to Ukraine even after the speech of US President Joseph Biden.
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US President Joe Biden, in a speech on Thursday, October 19, assured that America must “continue to stand up to tyranny and stand with Ukraine as it defends its sovereignty.”
But Politico recalls that many members of the Republican Party remain unconvinced. The publication cites the opinions of a large number of Republicans who believe that US President Joe Biden, in his address to the people, did not properly justify funding and did not set out a vision for ending the war, writes Voice of America.
We have a certain group of people who, regardless of what Biden says, must do the opposite,” said Republican member of the House of Representatives Don Bacon about the situation in Congress.
Therefore, he said, there are Republican lawmakers whom Biden “never reached on Ukraine.”
Wherever aid is provided, the administration should be more transparent about where the aid is going and what the strategies are to support Ukraine’s fight, added Ohio Republican Warren Davidson.
However, not all Republicans and not all Fox commentators criticized the president’s speech, Voice of America notes.
Fox News Channel political analyst Brit Hume praised her:
I think this may be remembered as one of his best, if not his best, speech. [Джо Байдена, — ред.] presidency. He was tough, he was unambiguous, he was strong.
Overall, as the New York Times recalls, President Biden’s efforts to shore up support for American influence abroad come against a backdrop of deep division at home, political dysfunction in Congress, economic uncertainty and the possibility of an election-year revenge for a former president facing multiple criminal charges.
Therefore, the theses of the presidential address serve, among other things, as raw material for the election campaign of representatives of both parties.
According to opinion polls cited by the NYT, the majority of Americans believe that the United States should help Israel in the fight against Hamas, but about a third of Democratic Party members do not want to send weapons and military equipment to the region. Support for continuing to arm Ukraine has fallen somewhat since the start of the war.
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