House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has defended his statement on Ukraine military aid if the GOP takes back the House in the midterm elections.
McCarthy stressed that he aims for more oversight into the aid to the war-torn country rather than pulling the plug on Ukraine’s military aid.
“I think Ukraine is very important. I support making sure that we move forward to defeat Russia in that program. But there should be no blank check on anything. We are $31 trillion in debt,” McCarthy said on CNBC on Oct. 19.
His comments came after his statement of no “blank check” for Ukraine if the GOP gains a majority in the House made headlines the day before….