Republicans are slamming UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron for his ‘immature’ comparison of GOP lawmakers against sending more aid to Ukraine to the ‘weak’ appeasement of Hitler in the 1930s.
David Cameron implored Republicans not to obstruct additional military aid packages for Ukraine, equating such a move to the appeasement of Hitler prior to the invasion of Poland that triggered World War II.
The Senate approved a $95 billion foreign aid package that will send over $60 billion to Ukraine and $14 billion to Israel. However, it faces an uncertain future in the House after Speaker Mike Johnson said he does not plan to bring it to the floor for a vote.
The former UK prime minister called out the GOP in a sensational op-ed in the Hill saying ‘I do not want us to show the weakness displayed against Hitler in the 1930s.’
Republicans fired back at the foreign secretary, saying the UK hasn’t paid its fair share in aiding Ukraine in its fight against Russia anyway. U.S. taxpayers have already sent an estimated $113 billion since the start of the conflict two years ago.
‘That’s hilarious. David Cameron can kiss my a**’ Greene, who is against sending additional funds to Ukraine, told DailyMail.com in reaction.
Republicans fired back at the foreign secretary, saying the UK hasn’t paid its fair share in aiding Ukraine in its fight against Russia anyway.
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks during news conference at the Council of Ministers headquarters in Sofia, Bulgaria
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade prepares for combat in a Challenger 2 tank in an undisclosed location near frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, on February 12, 2024
Rep. Andy Biggs called Cameron’s statement ‘laughable’ adding that he has ‘rich disdain for such an immature opinion.’
Republicans opposed to sending more aid to Ukraine are worried about signing off on a ‘blank check’ with no clear benchmarks for ending the war.
Republican Mike Waltz, R-Fla., told DailyMail.com that it would be ‘nice’ if ‘our British friends paid more attention to demanding that the rest of Europe contribute their fair share rather than demanding the United States sign a blank check.’
Rep. Chip Roy questioned ‘where is the UK in all of this?’
Over the weekend, Donald Trump set off chaos after he suggested at a campaign event Saturday that Russia could ‘do whatever the hell they want’ to NATO members who do not pay their annual dues – which is two percent of GDP per country.
Of the 31 countries in NATO, only 11 paid the required two percent GDP funding requirement in 2023.
Roy said that due to the fact the United States has well outspent Europe in sending lethal aid to Ukraine, he won’t stand idle as the UK tries to ‘lecture us.’
‘We’re not afraid to go do what we need to do around the world when it’s necessary, but continuing to fund and to continue endless conflict, which is what we’ve been doing for the better part of two decades in this country is not in our national security interest. And I don’t believe it’s in the interest of the people of Ukraine,’ Roy told DailyMail.com.
He says Biden needs to determine a clear ‘mission’ in the war and then the U.S. could justly approve additional funding.
‘The administration doesn’t have a clear mission,’ he stated.
In 2023, the U.S. spent $860 billion on defense expenditures, contributing 3.49 percent of its GDP to military initiatives, well above the two percent threshold set by NATO.
The British foreign secretary compared anti-Ukraine aid GOP members to Hitler’s ‘weak’ appeasers in the 1930s
Artillery shells are seen in the direction of Bakhmut, as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on February 13, 2024
Ukrainian soldiers prepare L119 artillery in the direction of Bakhmut, as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on February 13, 2024
The White House called Trump’s words ‘appalling and unhinged’ and argued they ‘promoted dangerous chaos’ and other critics said his rhetoric is ‘music to Putin’s ears.’
But allies of the former president praised his threats, saying they should be taken seriously.