Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) suggested that Ukrainian leaders are spending United States aid money on “beach houses all over the world.”
In an appearance on Newsmax, Tuberville bemoaned the financial situation of the U.S., urging the government to focus on that before sending out any foreign funds. He turned his attention to Ukraine, where he claimed that U.S. aid money was being squandered on the personal needs of Ukrainian leaders.
“We are printing $80,000 a second, borrowing $80,000 a second, $4.6 million a minute!” he said. “And we’re thinking about giving Ukraine more money to waste — these people can’t buy any more houses, and what they bought, they’ve got beach houses all over the world. Let’s start thinking about our country.”
Among the usually hawkish Senate GOP, Tuberville has stood out in his opposition to Ukraine aid. He has previously argued that
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