The White House was absolutely certain Congress would include Ukraine aid in its spending bill. They couldn’t have been more wrong.
. But for the far-right MAGA lawmakers fighting to kill the aid, this was the culmination of months of hard work. Now, Ukraine’s backers face a steep uphill climb to restore the funding. If they fail, the result will be more Ukrainians killed and a longer, costlier war.As the competition heats up to replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, support for Ukraine has become politicized.
Worse, everyone underestimated the MAGA members’ capacity for maneuver. Many assumed that the Republican leadership had far-right members such as Rep. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene under control. In fact, the House GOP leadership was quietly working with the hard-liners to separate the aid from other spending legislation. When McCarthy removed $6.1 billion in aid Ukraine aid from the temporary government funding bill last Saturday, it was meant to appease the hard-liners.
“By the end of November, Congress could potentially be making a decision as to whether Kyiv is a Ukrainian city or a Russian city,” Sen. Chris Murphy told me.
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