Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) admitted during a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday that he “can’t think of a rational argument” for U.S. taxpayers to stop sending Ukraine hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars.
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“I always try to think of, you know, what’s the argument on both sides? I cannot think of a rational argument for pulling our support for Ukraine,” said Sen. King during the interview.
“I think they [Congress] have to start speaking up, because if we persist in walking away from Ukraine, it will be the greatest geopolitical mistake that this country has made since World War Two,” he added.
King has long been one of Congress’ most vocal advocates for sending increasing and seemingly limitless sums of money to Ukraine, and for escalating U.S. involvement that could risk a direct, nuclear conflict between Russia and the U.S.
During the interview, King also expressed disgust that the U.S. voted with Russia in the U.N. against a resolution condemning Russia for the war and demanding their withdrawal from Ukraine on the third anniversary of their invasion which fell on February 24.
The U.S. instead proposed a separate resolution mourning the loss of life and calling for an end to the war, without condemning Russia or expressing support for Ukraine.
“The first message it sent to me was shame,” said King, speaking on the U.N resolution during his 60-Minutes interview.
The interview gave King the opportunity to express his discontent with President Donald Trump’s approach for reaching peace in Ukraine after the president’s contentious meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.
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That meeting was expected to lead to a deal between the U.S. and Ukraine on the embattled nation’s mineral reserves, but instead left Zelenskyy empty-handed because President Trump said he is not willing to accept a ceasefire.
“I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations. I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace,” said Trump on Truth Social following his televised meeting with Zelenskyy.
King has previously claimed, in response to questions from The Maine Wire, that there is no evidence that any funds sent to Ukraine have been mishandled or embezzled. He also expressed a belief that if Russia conquers Ukraine, Putin will march his armies across Europe.
“The data that I’ve seen is that it’s been very carefully handled, and most of the money for Ukraine is going into the U.S. economy,” said King.
“If Putin isn’t stopped now, he will keep going, Moldova, Poland, the Baltic States. And if you doubt that, why did the Finns and Swedes decide to join NATO after 80 years,” he added.
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36 trillion in debt and this corrupt moron cant think of a single reason?
He can’t think of a rational argument?
smh
How about the fact that so many people are dying for an unwinnable war?
Or how about the fact the only interest any Americans have in that war are people like you who are most likely making money from it?
Or how about the fact that Zelensky is having men grabbed off the streets and forcing them into slavery…I mean service?
How many ways can a man prove to be so numb?
Hard to believe this man is on an intelligence committee.
Is he invested in the military industrial complex?
What an insufferable dolt. Go away, just go the F away!
Marxists love OPM (other peoples money}. Elon, please do Angus next and again, Why was Randi Weingarten in Ukraine ?
Angus the Draft Dodging , War Protesting Scum , Never saw a Grift he didn’t get a piece of …… Wind Power anyone?
Put your money where you mouth is Angus, and start a GO FUND ME page for giving YOUR OWN money to Zelensky. Will never happen.
He represents only himself, not Maine.
It does not matter if the money ends up here, we still had to spend money we do not have. What a poor argument for spending.
And I can’t think of a rational reason that this moron should be representing us in Washington……………..
I can’t understand how and why people keep voting for this idiot !
He’s such a fool . Such a fool .
Angus King + 60 Minutes – that says it all.
It seems to me that what Angus King promotes is “enabling” Ukraine, no different from how we enable drug users to keep on using because we provide them with clean needles.
Go ahead, Angus, sent Ukraine YOUR money, all you want. Just don’t send them mine.
Be willing to bet Angus is heavily invested in making weapons. Just like he did with the laptops for schools. Invest in the company then make it a law. Classic Angus…
How did Mainers elect this Alexandria, VA / DC Swamp Rat native to the Blaine House to begin with? And as a republican? WTF? Now we’re stuck with him as our fake independent “senator”… as a Marxo-fascist demonrat party stooge.
Angus King + 60 Minutes – that says it all.. guess h cant the differance between a male and a female also. angus needs to go and also the other dims, he doesnt represnt us mainers
So this guy supports biological males also known as mentally ill men participating in women’s sports and giving unlimited funding to Ukraine in perpetuity. Doesn’t sound like a representative of Maine to me. What he does sound like is Chuck Schumer‘s bitch doing whatever he tells him to do. why doesn’t this guy just changed to a Democrat? He caucuses with them and he votes 97% of the time with them on all the crazy shit they come up with.
How much you wanna bet Angus got out of going to Vietnam… ? He most likely was the fortunate son… These demoncrats have got to go… warmongers…. We have homeless veterans on the streets and he wonders why we shouldn’t stop billions of dollars to Ukraine…Anybody know what’s going on in Ukraine? It’s all about the money and the control. DRAIN THE SWAMP…
Sen An(g)us King’s intellect is a mile wide and 1/8″ deep.
“NO KINGS” 🙄
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Perhaps King could address the 78 open investigations for fraud and corruption on the money sent to Ukraine? https://www.ukraineoversight.gov/Investigations/
Cannot believe King still compares himself to Joshua Chamberlain. It’s disgusting, talk about narcissism.