Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday offered his strong support of President Joe Biden’s proposal to bundle $106 billion in aid for both Israel and Ukraine.
When asked about Republicans who resist the joint aid during an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation,” McConnell said he viewed Ukraine and Israel as “interconnected.”
“I know there are some Republicans in the Senate, and maybe more in the House, saying Ukraine is somehow different. I view it as all interconnected,” he said.
“If you look at the Ukraine assistance, let’s talk about where the money is really going. A significant portion of it’s being spent in the United States in 38 different states, replacing the weapons that we sent to Ukraine with more modern weapons,” McConnell continued. “So we’re rebuilding our industrial base.”