Tag: Russo-Ukraine War

Rubio Distances Himself from DeSantis’ Ukraine Remarks

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“I don’t know what he’s trying to do or what the goal is. Obviously, he doesn’t deal with foreign policy every day as Governor. So I’m not sure. I can’t speak to that. I can’t compare that to something else he did or said over the last few years because he doesn’t deal with it every day.”

— Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, distancing himself from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ apparent flip-flop on the war in Ukraine, on the Hugh Hewitt radio show.

DeSantis Criticizes Biden’s Ukraine Trip on Fox

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“I and many Americans are thinking to ourselves, Ok, he’s very concerned about those borders halfway around the world. He’s not done anything to secure our own borders here… we have a lot of problems accumulating here.”

— Putative presidential contender Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Fox News while President Joe Biden visited Ukraine on President’s Day, reported by Message Box.

Graham: If You Back Putin Now, You’re ‘Dumber than Dirt’

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“If you jump on the Putin train now, you’re dumber than dirt. It would be like buying a ticket on the Titanic after you saw the movie. Don’t do this. The most catastrophic thing that could happen to the U.S.-China relationship, in my opinion, is for China to start to give lethal weapons to Putin in his crime against humanity.”

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico.

Two-Thirds of Americans in Favor of Continuing Support for Ukraine

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64%

Just over half of American voters think Ukraine is winning the war against Russia and nearly two-thirds want to keep helping them in their fight, according to a new Fox News survey. Sixty-four percent favor the U.S. continuing to provide weapons to Ukraine and 63% support ongoing financial aid. Those numbers are up a touch compared to six months ago, when approval was 61% for weapons and 59% for money.