White House ‘respectfully’ disagrees with allied senator on US troops to Ukraine

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The White House is distancing itself from a key Capitol Hill ally who appears to be pushing President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to be more aggressive against Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.

Sen. Chris Coons, who replaced Biden as Delaware’s senator, is “a close friend” of the president and the administration’s, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

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