Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) praised the large amount of aid being sent to Ukraine to fight Russia and argued for more to be sent.
McCaul, the incoming chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, laid extensive praise on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an appearance on CNN. He particularly praised Zelensky’s speech in front of Congress on Wednesday and went on to draw parallels with World War II, comparing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland and arguing that the United States actually needs to send more money to Ukraine.
He added that “freedom and democracy” are under threat.
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“What we’re seeing right now is a struggle for the global balance of power in the world — that would be Russia, China, Iran, North Korea. You cannot bifurcate these world powers, and they’re all against freedom and democracy,” McCaul said.
LR @RepMcCaul joins CNN discussing Zelensky’s speech: “What we’re seeing right now is a struggle for the global balance of power in the world – that would be Russia, China, Iran, North Korea. You cannot bifurcate these world powers & they’re all against freedom & democracy.” pic.twitter.com/1ydbuqOezi
— House Foreign Affairs GOP (@HouseForeignGOP) December 22, 2022
“With this investment, I know it sounds like a lot of money — we destroyed the Russian military without one American soldier being killed,” he added.
McCaul’s sentiment is almost in lockstep with that of most of his Republican colleagues in Congress, with the exception of some dissenters, such as Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Chip Roy (R-TX) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who have all criticized aid to Ukraine in some way. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called U.S. aid to Ukraine the Republicans’ “top priority” earlier this week.
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Despite wide congressional Republican support for extended aid to Ukraine, the GOP base is increasingly viewing things differently. A recent poll from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found that around half of Republicans support sending military and economic aid to Ukraine — down from earlier in the year.
