* McCarthy rejected an invitation from Zelenskyy to visit Kyiv.
* Zelenskyy invited McCarthy to show him how US aid is being put to use in the war against Russia.
* "I don't have to go to Ukraine or Kyiv to see it," McCarthy said.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's invitation for him to visit Kyiv amid growing concerns over GOP pushback to continued aid to Ukraine. McCarthy also reiterated that he does not support providing Ukraine with "blank checks."
"Let's be very clear about what I said: no blank checks, OK? So, from that perspective, I don't have to go to Ukraine to understand where there's a blank check or not," McCarthy told CNN on Wednesday.
"I will continue to get my briefings and others, but I don't have to go to Ukraine or Kyiv to see it. And my point has always been, I won't provide a blank check for anything."
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U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Declines Ukraine President Zelensky's Invite To Visit Ukraine
Kevin McCarthy turns down Zelensky’s invitation to visit Kyiv to see how U.S. aid is spent. -- DNYUZ/New York Times
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy declines President Volodymyr Zelensky's invite to visit Ukraine -- USA Today
U.S. House speaker declines Zelenskiy invitation to visit Ukraine -CNN -- Reuters
House Speaker McCarthy Snubs Zelensky After Invitation To Visit Ukraine -- Zero Hedge
Here's How McCarthy Responded to an Invitation to Visit Ukraine -- Townhall
3 comments:
I guess once you realize that a big chunk of help both in cash and weapons has disappeared in the now famous ''black holes'' relations will start getting a tad lukewarm
once your _constituency_ knows
Love the Russian trolls trying to dissuade readers of this site from supporting Ukraine.
It smells ...it smells like desperation.
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