Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed Sunday that Congress is “lying to the American people” by tying foreign aid to border security.
“Congress is failing because they’re making it sound like we have to choose between Ukraine and Israel and border security,” Haley said during the appearance. “They’re lying to the American people. “That’s a false premise. We can do both.” on ABC’s “This Week.” “Securing our southern border is our top priority, but making sure we support Ukraine and Israel is also about preventing war. Even if we support Ukraine and Israel, it will be a huge loss in our defense budget.” Even if we help Ukraine and Israel and secure their borders, that’s less than 20% of Biden’s environmental subsidies. This isn’t about having to choose a side. It’s about Joe Biden and Congress understanding that they need to choose national security. They need to choose to prevent war. Their job is to keep Americans safe, and they have to communicate that to the American people, and they’re not doing that right now. ”
ABC News Washington correspondent Jonathan Kahl pressed Haley about her message to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who said the House would approve the $95.3 billion foreign aid plan. I’m not going to rush it.” Vote in the House of Commons. But Haley said it’s President Biden who needs to take a better approach.
“I think we have to talk about what Joe Biden should do first,” Haley said. “First of all, America is becoming more and more isolationist because Joe Biden has never had a conversation with the American people about why Ukraine is important. He’s not talking to Americans. “He’s talking to the public about the terrorist activities that are happening with Israel and why Iran is dangerous. He’s not talking about the threat from China at all. Things like that.” If we don’t talk to the American people about it, the American people will distance themselves.” “So Joe Biden failed on that front, and that emboldened our enemies.”
NATO chief’s criticism of Trump ‘undermines the security of all of us’
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event at Irmo Town Park on February 17, 2024 in Irmo, South Carolina. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
As for former President Donald Trump, Haley insists he is “not worried about President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine,” which is why the Russian president is currently stationing soldiers around the Baltic state.
“He’s moving on to the next era,” Haley said of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Let me remind the American people: If President Putin takes over Ukraine, he says Poland and the Baltic states are next. Now he has soldiers around those countries, just like he did in Ukraine. And if that happens, those are NATO countries, and America will be immediately cornered in a war. That’s what we’re trying to avoid, and that’s why this aid package is so important. It’s important. Ukraine doesn’t want troops. It just wants equipment and ammunition to win this war. They have a strong military force, so that we don’t have to send military personnel to war. , we need to give them what they need so they can win. ”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), and House Intelligence Ranking Member Jim, February 15, 2024, after a briefing on Russian developments.・Rep. Himes (Democrat, Connecticut) accompanied him. Anti-satellite weapons, which the White House said are cause for concern. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Senate passes controversial foreign aid bill that sends billions of dollars to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
If the $95 billion aid package is voted on, Mr. Johnson will have overwhelming support from a coalition of Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives. The package includes $61 billion for Ukraine, mostly in the form of military equipment from the United States. He also sends foreign aid and humanitarian aid to allies in the Indo-Pacific region, including Israel, Gaza, and Taiwan.
But there was no sign that Johnson would commit the crime on Friday, despite reports of the death of Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most famous political prisoner and Putin’s biggest rival.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the “Get Out The Vote” rally in Waterford Township, Michigan, Saturday, February 17, 2024. (Nick Antaya/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“As Congress debates the best way forward to help Ukraine, the United States and our partners are using every means possible to fund an unprovoked war in Ukraine and aggression against the Baltic states,” Johnson said. We must cut off President Putin’s ability to do so.” statement.
Haley, President Trump’s former ambassador to the United Nations and former governor of South Carolina, will face off against President Trump in the South Carolina primary on February 24th.
On Sunday, she also called President Putin a “thug who is arresting American journalists and holding them hostage” and tried to accuse President Trump of “standing with someone who murders political opponents.”
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Kahl also asked Haley if she would support Trump if he became the Republican presidential nominee, but Haley deflected, saying that if Trump were the nominee, current Vice President Kamala Harris would be the nominee in November. He emphasized that it is certain that he will be elected president.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
