White House downplays CNN poll showing majority of Americans oppose more US aid for Ukraine | CNN Politics
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The White House on Wednesday downplayed CNN polling showing most Americans oppose Congress providing additional funding to support Ukraine in its war with Russia ahead of a reported administration request for more aid.

Mitch McConell says the quiet part out loud.

Exact full quote from CNN:

“People think, increasingly it appears, that we shouldn’t be doing this. Well, let me start by saying we haven’t lost a single American in this war,” McConnell said. “Most of the money that we spend related to Ukraine is actually spent in the US, replenishing weapons, more modern weapons. So it’s actually employing people here and improving our own military for what may lie ahead.”

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4085063

      • FluffyPotato@lemm.ee
        12·
        1 year ago

        OK then I’m going to stay with my point that the laws passed that triggered the Euromaidan were very protestable and January 6th in the US was a bunch of crazies that fell for propaganda due to poor US education. Also that protests are a good way to get rid of a wannabe dictator.

        • brain_in_a_box [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
          161·
          1 year ago

          Yes, I’m aware that the liberal position is that couping democratic governments is acceptable if they personally agree with it, but unacceptable when other people do it.

          • FluffyPotato@lemm.ee
            21·
            1 year ago

            This is my last reply since I would need to flip my phone to hit the button and that’s way too much effort but this seems to have run it’s course anyways.

            I’m pretty sure the liberal position would be that all violent protests are bad, no matter what. That’s why I was asking if that was your position so I could see if you were the rare lib that supports Russia’s war.

            Also I don’t think a coup is when people drive a wannabe dictator out if their country though English isn’t my first language. And even if it is I absolutely support people exercising their right to protest and remove a leader trying to dismantle a democracy. I’m not sure what mental gymnastics you are trying to do to equate that to Jan 6th in the US but it makes you sound like a lib.

            • brain_in_a_box [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
              141·
              1 year ago

              This is my last reply since I would need to flip my phone to hit the button and that’s way too much effort but this seems to have run it’s course anyways.

              Good lord, this is the most “I’m totally not mad” sentence I’ve ever seen.

              I’m pretty sure the liberal position would be that all violent protests are bad, no matter what.

              It’s not, liberals are fine with violent protests when it’s against their enemies.

              Also I don’t think a coup is when people drive a wannabe dictator out if their country though English isn’t my first language.

              Yes, that absolutely is a coup.

              And even if it is I absolutely support people exercising their right to protest and remove a leader trying to dismantle a democracy.

              So you support the January 6th riots

            • Flinch [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              coup

              noun

              ˈkü (pronunciation guide)

              1: a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group