The Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols knocked Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Wednesday over the Alabama Republican’s claims in opposition to sending military aid to Ukraine for its war against Russia.
“This is one of the oldest false choices in American politics, this is something that happens every four years. ‘If only we weren’t spending the money here, we’d be spending the money there,’” said Nichols in an appearance on MSNBC.
He later continued, “First of all, Americans need to understand that foreign aid is actually money spent in the United States.”
MSNBC’s Katy Tur, in her interview with Nichols, noted that President-elect Donald Trump and his allies have claimed that the U.S. should focus on “problems at home” instead of funding wars like the one in Ukraine.
She went on to ask if the U.S. would redirect money to welfare programs, Social Security, Medicaid, a child tax credit or paid parental leave should it not provide aid to Ukraine or Israel.
Nichols — who…
