Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell The Republican Party is rising to answer Ukraine’s challenge to define itself. Russian President Vladimir Putin
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Speaking on CBS’s Face the Nation, McConnell called for further direct assistance to Ukraine, including weapons systems. He also called for a change in attitude, saying the US should approach the situation with faith that Ukraine can win the conflict given how long it has fended off the Russian takeover.
Host Margaret Brennan noted that McConnell’s explicit support for Ukraine differs from what some others in his party have said, pointing to Rep. Madison Cawthorne (RN.C.), who called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug.” Cawthorne’s remarks were widely covered by Russian state media.
“Well, there are some lonely voices that are elsewhere,” McConnell said. “But looking at the Republicans in the Senate, I can tell you that if I were the majority leader, I would nominate this Ukraine separately. I think practically every one of my members would vote for her.”
“The vast majority of the Republican Party as a whole, both in Congress and across the country, fully support the Ukrainians and urge the president to … take these steps faster, be bolder. on the side. I wouldn’t pay much attention to them,” he added.
On Friday House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
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Madison is wrong. If there is a cutthroat in this world, it is Putin,” McCarthy said, though he admitted he still supported Cawthorne’s re-election.