This is what leadership looks like
Posted BY: Kelen McBreen
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) put the brakes on the Biden administration’s $40 billion Ukraine aid package on Thursday after he objected to a deal put forward by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that would have had the Senate vote to pass the motion this afternoon.
The top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Senate joined forces in a rare moment of unity on Thursday in an attempt to pass $40 billion in aid for Ukraine, only to be stymied by a single Republican lawmaker: Sen. Rand Paul.https://t.co/ln2wdmiUeS
— Newsmax (@newsmax) May 12, 2022
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Paul blocked the votes so he could try to insert language into the text of the bill that would ensure an inspector general would have oversight over the spending approved in the bill.
Sen. Paul told the country, “My oath of office is to the United States Constitution, not to any foreign nation. And, no matter how sympathetic the cause, my oath of office is to the national security of the United States of America. We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.”
Donald Trump Jr. said we need more people like Rand Paul in the Senate, noting that the Military-Industrial Complex and DC insiders getting kickbacks from weapons manufacturers were the ones upset at the stall.
.@RandPaul is a legend!!! We need 100 of him in the senate.
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 12, 2022
Most Hurt: BIG WAR/Mil Industrial Complex, DC insiders getting Raytheon kickbacks, and generals looking for board seats… and those looking to get into a nuclear war over two corrupt NON-NATO countries. https://t.co/qX1sV6U2lo
The Senate will now have to wait until next week to try and pass the bill.
The left, and some RINOs, were predictably upset with Paul for staying true to his beliefs.
Senator Rand Paul is blocking the passage of a $40 billion aid bill for Ukraine.
— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) May 12, 2022
Rand Paul is a piece of shit.
Rand Paul just blocked critically needed aid to Ukraine.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) May 12, 2022
Rand Paul just single-handedly blocked passage of aid to Ukraine, despite every other senator allowing it to pass. In case you needed more evidence of how broken the Senate is.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) May 12, 2022
What amazes me is the amount of understanding @RandPaul brings for Putin, but not for defending #Ukraine’s liberty. Liberty – does it ring a bell? You sure you’re “libertarian conservative” & not putinterian conservative?#StandWithUkraine #ArmUkraineNowhttps://t.co/vqss9TCQJI
— olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) May 12, 2022
The left will blindly support any war as long as their candidate is in power.
