Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) set off a firestorm of criticism Monday when he dared to call for all U.S. funding for Ukraine to be “redirected to Israel immediately.”
Israel was attacked by Hamas over the weekend with Palestinian terrorists savagely raping and killing civilians, sparing no one from the carnage, including children and the elderly. The death toll approaches 1,000 and is expected to continue to climb.
“Israel is facing [an] existential threat. Any funding for Ukraine should be redirected to Israel immediately,” Hawley tweeted.
Israel is facing existential threat. Any funding for Ukraine should be redirected to Israel immediately
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) October 9, 2023
There is a concerted campaign underway attempting to tie Russia to the attack on Israel by Islamic terrorists — an effort that starts with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who claimed in an address that he has “data very clearly proving that Russia is interested in inciting war in the Middle East.”
We have data very clearly proving that Russia is interested in inciting war in the Middle East. So that a new source of pain and suffering would erode global unity and exacerbate cleavages and controversies, helping Russia in destroying freedom in Europe.
We can see Russian… pic.twitter.com/TLW94hKc9e
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 9, 2023
Israel is being attacked by Iran & Russia .
Ukraine is being attacked by Iran & Russia .
Why would you allow Israel’s enemies in Europe to gather strength, in what is a global fight?
That is unstrategic & damaging to Israel.
We must help eradicate terrorism.
— Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) October 10, 2023
Jesus, it didn’t take you guys long to get to the point did it?
This is exactly why Putin supports both Hamas and Netanyahu. Putin wanted this conflict so milquetoast Yale Nazis in Congress can use it as an excuse to withdraw support from Ukraine. https://t.co/ridObZziRh pic.twitter.com/CCVVIdIshj
— Jim Stewartson, Anti-disinfo activist (@jimstewartson) October 10, 2023
The same forces who attack anyone who questions Ukraine funding as pro-Putin or pro-Russia quickly came for Sen. Hawley as well:
Putin has you working overtime.
— Mike Morton (@TheMikeMorton) October 10, 2023
Aren’t you serving Putin’s agenda just a little too obviously?
— Kim Masters (@kimmasters) October 10, 2023
While many people insist that America is a superpower and can fund both Israel and Ukraine, others understand that the U.S. is drowning in debt to the tune of $33 trillion and has a wide open border where thousands of single military-age males cross regularly at a time when Islamic terrorism is surging.
NEW: Internal CBP data provided & confirmed by CBP sources reveals thousands of “special interest aliens” from mostly Middle Eastern countries have been apprehended by Border Patrol while crossing into U.S. illegally over last 2 years.
Syria: 538
Yemen: 139
Iran: 659
Iraq: 123…— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) October 10, 2023
The latter camp makes a good case for suggesting that the funding should be redirected back home:
How about redirecting those funds to create a border wall? America is being invaded and we are broke! Who do you work for? https://t.co/h9CiSYnEgP
— Andrew Pollack (@AndrewPollackFL) October 9, 2023
this is so so dumb
how about you stop funding any and all overseas wars instead?
nothing in the Middle East or in Eastern Europe is America’s problem, any meddling just makes things worse https://t.co/ft5w04grpX
— Chris Brunet (@realChrisBrunet) October 9, 2023
Rare L, Josh.
Redirect it to the AMERICAN PEOPLE!
— Red Eagle Politics (@RedEaglePatriot) October 9, 2023
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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