Mitch McConnell claims providing assistance to Ukraine is #1 priority for ‘most Republicans’

Senator Mitch McConnel claimed on Tuesday that "Providing assistance for Ukrainians to defeat the Russians is the number one priority for the United States right now, according to most Republicans." 

As he discussed Congressional spending, he said "Making sure that the Defense Department can deal with major threats coming from Russia and China, providing assistance for Ukrainians to defeat the Russians— that's the number one priority of the United States Right now, according to most Republicans."

"That's sort of how we see the challenges confronting the country at the moment," McConnell said. He left out Biden's border crisis, the skyrocketing national debt, increasing interest rates, economic instability, woke ideology, and so many other issues that many in the GOP are far more converned with than whether or not Ukraine is successful in defeating Russia.

Many in the GOP are outright opposed to US spending for this foreign war effort and have balked at the new plan to provide another $50 billion in US funds to Ukraine. Many billions have been spent so far, under the headings of humanitarian aid and weapons.