With the war in Ukraine officially eclipsing the one-year anniversary, Republicans continue to hold President Biden's funding of Ukraine under scrutiny. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) reiterates in a recent appearance on Real America's Voice that "We've given over $100B to Ukraine. But we have NO ACCOUNTING of how the money has been spent. What has our money gone to buy?"
"We've given over $100B to Ukraine. But we have NO ACCOUNTING of how the money has been spent. What has our money gone to buy? Russia is our adversary. We have agreements to defend Ukraine. But we can't continuously fund an endless war with no plan on how to bring it to a close," stated Rep. Donalds.
We've given over $100B to Ukraine.
But we have NO ACCOUNTING of how the money has been spent. What has our money gone to buy?
Russia is our adversary. We have agreements to defend Ukraine. But we can't continuously fund an endless war with no plan on how to bring it to a close. pic.twitter.com/52rtfFBO4g
— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) February 27, 2023
"What has our money actually gone to buy?" Rep. Donalds asks in the footage.
As he says in the tweet, Rep. Donalds estimates that "we're well over $100 billion in aid to Ukraine to fight off the Russian Army."
However, as others such as Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Cory Mills have previously said, there is little to no oversight regarding what the money is actually being spent on.
"That's one of the reasons why so many House Republicans have opposed the continued supplementals after the initial one," added Donalds.
Furthermore, while Donalds does say Russia is still the enemy, and the United States has signed the 1994 Budapest Memorandum (which he mistakenly refers to as the 1993 Bucharest Agreement) that promises defense of Ukraine, "there has to be an endgame here."
Concluding, Donalds states he believes that "if America says they're going to do something, America has to follow through and do it."
"if America says they're going to do something, America has to follow through and do it. But that being said, we cannot just continuously fund an endless conflict with no real leadership position to try to bring it to a close. It's irresponsible at best," he concludes.
