Sending more aid to Ukraine would be difficult under GOP control of Congress, McCarthy said.
"It's not a free blank check," the House minority leader told Punchbowl News.
McCarthy said he's confident he'll win the speakership if Republicans take control of the House.
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy expressed skepticism about sending more aid to Ukraine if Republicans take back the House in the upcoming midterm elections.
"I think people are gonna be sitting in a recession and they're not going to write a blank check to Ukraine," the California Republican told Punchbowl News in a report published Tuesday.
"They just won't do it," he continued. "It's not a free blank check."
While "Ukraine is important," GOP concerns about the border and other domestic policies also carry weight, McCarthy added.
The comments signal that bipartisan support for funding to Ukraine against Russia's invasion could be waning. Over the past eight months, the US has delivered more than $60 billion in military, economic, and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
Historically, the president's party performs poorly in midterm elections, and recent polling shows Republicans well-positioned to win the House majority. Should the GOP flip control, McCarthy has said he's confident he'll win the votes of the House Republican conference to become the next speaker.
Also on the potential chopping block if Republicans win is additional funding for COVID-19 relief, McCarthy told Punchbowl News.
40percentrobot on October 19th, 2022 at 00:07 UTC »
"There are American families struggling to pay for groceries. We don't need to send all our money to Ukraine."
Says the guys that won't help American families pay for groceries, either.
SenorBurns on October 18th, 2022 at 21:53 UTC »
That's child's play compared to the general destruction they'd wreak if they took the House.
Nothing would get passed, natch. Complete legislative gridlock.
But there would be nonstop fake investigations into made up scandals.
Three impeachments, and nonstop hearings for two full years.
And that's all for starters.
MaximumEffort433 on October 18th, 2022 at 21:30 UTC »
If you've got the stomach for it you might look up how Tucker Carlson has been reporting on Ukraine to his audience, it's grotesque.
That's the type of shit he's been spewing to his millions of viewers every night for the last eight months.