Conservative group to unveil anti-Ukraine aid ad at RNC debate pre-show.
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A premier conservative organization is debuting an ad during the Republican National Committee primary debate preshow on Wednesday hosted by the popular conservative Ruthless podcast in the hope that it sets up continued aid to Ukraine as one of the debate’s more crucial issues, particularly as candidates disagree about the path forward.
The Heritage Foundation’s New Ad on Ukraine Aid
The Heritage Foundation’s new ad on Ukraine aid is aimed at addressing a shifting mood among the public, the majority of whom don’t support Congress authorizing additional funding to support Ukraine in its war against Russia. The Foundation believes that many in the Washington, D.C., Beltway are not on the same page as average people and average conservatives, who are expected to tune into the debate to see what candidates have to say on the issue.
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The new ad begins, “
Congress is considering a proposal to send even more of your hard-earned money to Ukraine.”
It then links the issue to the recent wildfire in Hawaii. “
And here’s the worst part,” it continues. “They’re holding hostage disaster relief money for Americans until they get their way. That’s just plain wrong.”
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Your family’s contribution already totals roughly $900 for Ukraine. Until Joe Biden offers a plan to end the war, Congress shouldn’t approve another cent,” it concludes.
After the ad debuts during the Ruthless podcast’s live preshow at 4:30 p.m. in Milwaukee with guests Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, and conservative commentator Guy Benson, it will also be included in the audio version of the podcast on Thursday. The podcast boasts a reported 3 million unique listeners.
Heritage is additionally launching a paid media campaign in order to promote the video across YouTube, Rumble, and its various social media.
In a statement to the Washington Examiner, Heritage Foundation President Dr. Kevin Roberts said, “The majority of Americans oppose sending more U.S. aid to Ukraine. And yet the Biden administration is asking Congress to approve another $24 billion. To make matters worse, they’re holding hostage emergency funding for hurricanes and fires here at home. It’s typical of the D.C. swamp to play games with the American people’s money. We won’t stand for it. The Heritage Foundation is adamantly opposed to this proposal.”
The Ukraine War and Candidates’ Disagreements
The Ukraine war is expected to come up during the debate, especially because it is one of the few issues that candidates seem to have real disagreements over.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has been vocal about her support for continued military aid to Ukraine as they fend off Russia’s invasion. But she does not support cash payments or American troops in the country. Former Vice President Mike Pence, who was the first candidate to travel to Ukraine during the campaign, has maintained similar support for military aid to the country. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reiterated his own support for continued U.S. backing of Ukraine with a trip to the war-torn country earlier this month. “You look at this, and I don’t think there’s anyone in our country who would come here and see this and not feel as if these are the things that America needs to stand up to prevent,” he said during the trip.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), a current senator, has been supportive of military aid to Ukraine, voting in favor of emergency defense funding to assist the country in 2022. He has criticized President Joe Biden on the subject, claiming he has “done a terrible job explaining and articulating to the American people” why assisting Ukraine is critical.
On Tuesday during a radio interview, Scott emphasized, “
The most important thing to do to protect American soldiers and our sovereign territory is to make sure that our adversaries are degraded without the use of our military.”
Vivek Ramaswamy has signaled that he wouldn’t support continued aid, stating that he’s more worried about an alliance between Russia and China. “I think that by fighting further in Russia, by further arming Ukraine, we are driving Russia into China’s hands,” he previously said.
In a recent interview with CNN, Ramaswamy further claimed that as president, “I would freeze the current lines of control, and that would leave parts of the Donbas region with Russia.”
“I would also further make a commitment that NATO will not admit Ukraine to NATO,” he added.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) hasn’t explicitly said whether he supports continued military aid to the country, but he indicated it would be at a smaller scale and in tandem with European countries. In a recent interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, the Florida governor stated his plan to support Ukraine. According to him, “
The Europeans need to do their fair share. They’re allies. Their economy is 10 times the size of Russia. And so I think they need to step up.”
DeSantis added, “
I think the fact that we have drawn down our ammunition to crisis levels, some of our weapons stocks — we have other contingencies we have to be worried about.”
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So as president, I would prioritize the China threat first,” he claimed. “I would have more resources and power in the Indo-Pacific. I would also deal with issues in our own hemisphere, starting with our border and some of the threats there. And then I’m willing to work with the Europeans. But I think the goal needs to be, you know, let’s bring it to a sustainable conclusion.”
All of the aforementioned candidates are attending the RNC debate on Wednesday, but the race’s front-runner, former President Donald Trump, has said he is not.
Trump has encouraged an end to the war on several occasions. He has further claimed that he would end the war within 24 hours of being in the White House again. He hasn’t directly answered questions about support for military aid to Ukraine, but he did claim during a CNN town hall event, “
We’re giving away so much equipment. We don’t have ammunition for ourselves right now. We don’t have ammunition for ourselves. We’re giving away so much.”
The former president did indicate that he would threaten to give more assistance to Ukraine in the context of negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview with Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo. “
I would tell Putin, if you don’t make a deal, we’re going to give him a lot. We’re going to [give Ukraine] more than they ever got if we have to. I will have the deal done in one day. One day,” he said.
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