Rep. Matt Gaetz leaned on the Chinese Communist Party’s talking points Tuesday when grilling Pentagon officials over Ukraine aid, citing an article by the party-controlled Global Times purporting that the U.S. is shuttling funds to Ukraine’s far-right Azov battalion.
Mr. Gaetz honed in on claims that the U.S. was supplying arms to the group while questioning Department of Defense Inspector General Robert P. Storch and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin H. Kahl during a House Armed Services Hearing on oversight of U.S. aid to Ukraine.
SEE ALSO: Lawmakers fear China is outspending U.S. on research as new science and tech strategy develops The hearing signaled a broader push by Republicans in Congress for oversight into the more than $100 billion in U.S. aid to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began one year ago. Mr. Gaetz and other hardline conservatives have been especially critical of continued support for Ukraine as Americans face growing economic challenges on the home front.
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