Biden's Ukraine Aid & Border Wall Sale Paused | 12.31.24
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What aid is President Biden sending to Ukraine?
President Biden brushes more aid to Ukraine as another debt ceiling battle in Congress takes shape. What they've always been trying to do here is just push as many weapons, as much material as they can into Ukraine to strengthen the Ukrainian position.
How does this impact the incoming administration? And will the House speaker hang on to his gavel?
I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Tuesday, December 31st, and this is a New Year's Eve edition of Morning Wire. Trump celebrates a crucial win after Texas successfully sues to stop the Biden administration from selling off border wall materials.
The Biden administration has not only ignored the law, they've actually violated the law in many ways. And there's going to be a lot of oversight investigation of what exactly happened to this administration.
How does the Ukraine aid impact the incoming administration?
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With just days left in office, President Biden is sending one last burst of aid to Ukraine, just as Congress gears up for a battle over the debt limit.
Here with an update on these year-end developments is Daily Wire deputy managing editor Tim Rice. So, Tim, let's start with Ukraine. What does that aid package look like?
Well, Georgia, it's a costly one. $2.5 billion in security assistance, which includes artillery, other weapons, and air defense systems. Half of that is coming directly from the Pentagon, while the other half comes from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which essentially lets the U.S. government procure weapons from defense contractors on behalf of Ukraine. And on top of that, the Treasury Department is releasing $3.4 billion in additional budgetary aid to Ukraine. So that's about $6 billion altogether and brings the total amount of money dispersed to Ukraine under the Biden administration to around $175 billion. It's pretty clear to anyone watching this that Biden is trying to send as much money as possible to Ukraine before Trump takes office and has a chance to turn off the hose. And in his statement announcing the grant, Biden pretty much admits to this. He said he's directed his administration to continue surging as much assistance to Ukraine as quickly as possible.
And he stresses that at my direction, the United States will continue to work relentlessly to strengthen Ukraine's position in this war over the remainder of my term in office.
So President Biden is pretty openly thumbing his nose at Trump here. What kind of position is that going to leave Trump in when he comes into office?
Well, in terms of the aid itself, this doesn't really change much. Trump and J.D. Vance campaigned on reducing aid to Ukraine and have consistently criticized Biden for doing stuff like this. So Trump's still in a good position to keep that campaign promise and stop the aid to Ukraine. But Biden's final gift could make things tricky for Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson as they negotiate the ongoing battle over the debt limit. Remember, the House narrowly avoided a government shutdown days before Christmas when they passed the bill to fund the government until the spring. That was after conservative lawmakers helped kill a funding bill backed by Trump and spearheaded by Johnson that would have extended the debt ceiling for at least two more years. Trump has called for the ridiculous debt ceiling to be extended to 2029 or eliminated outright, which is a deal breaker for budget hawks like Senator Rand Paul and members of the Freedom Caucus.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What aid is President Biden sending to Ukraine?
0:03–0:57
2
How does the Ukraine aid impact the incoming administration?
0:57–7:25
3
What legal challenges is the Biden administration facing regarding the border wall?
7:25–8:21
4
What is the latest on the border wall materials sale pause?
8:21
5
What are the implications of Biden's actions for Trump and his administration?
1:31–4:18
6
How is the debt ceiling battle connected to Ukraine aid?
4:18–10:21
7
What endorsements is Speaker Mike Johnson receiving?
10:21
8
What controversies surround federal workers' unions and Trump?
0:46–14:28
Speakers
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