{"id":1973347,"date":"2023-07-14T16:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-presses-mike-pence-on-his-support-for-us-assistance-to-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T16:47:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:47:32","slug":"tucker-carlson-presses-mike-pence-on-his-support-for-us-assistance-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-presses-mike-pence-on-his-support-for-us-assistance-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Carlson questions Pence&#8217;s backing of US aid to Ukraine."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftucker-carlson-presses-mike-pence-on-his-support-for-us-assistance-to-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1973347&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>People React as Mike Pence Expresses Support for Aid to Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>During an interview at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa, former Vice President Mike Pence faced a mixed response from the audience as he expressed his support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-geraldo-rivera-us-complicit-in-crimes-against-humanity\/\" title=\"Fox News' Geraldo Rivera: US 'Complicit' in 'Crimes Against Humanity'\">providing weapons<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-scraps-investigation-into-yales-discriminatory-admissions-process\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Scraps Investigation Into Yale\u2019s Discriminatory Admissions Process\">financial assistance<\/a> to Ukraine in its battle against a Russian invasion.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Supporting Ukraine&#8217;s Sovereignty<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I believe that it is in the interest of the United States of America to continue to give the Ukrainian military the resources that they need to repel the Russian invasion and restore their sovereignty,&#8221; Pence stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Tucker Carlson, known for his criticism of U.S. aid to Ukraine, interrupted Pence&#8217;s response and challenged him on why the U.S. should prioritize Ukraine over its own domestic issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>America First?<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;You are distressed the Ukrainians don&#8217;t have enough American tanks. Every city in the United States has become much worse in the last three years. Where&#8217;s the concern for the United States in that?&#8221; Carlson questioned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pence, unfazed by the interruption, responded with a witty remark, stating that he had heard Carlson&#8217;s argument before and it was &#8220;not his concern.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Leading the Free World<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Anybody that says that we can&#8217;t be the leader of the free world and solve our problems at home has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-presses-mike-pence-on-his-support-for-us-assistance-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson questions Pence's backing of US aid to Ukraine.\">pretty small view<\/a> of the greatest nation on earth,&#8221; Pence asserted. &#8220;We can do both.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pence&#8217;s support for aiding Ukraine sets him apart from other GOP presidential candidates, such as Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump, who have been critical of providing assistance to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People jeered while Tucker Carlson chuckled as former Vice President Mike Pence voiced his backing for providing Ukraine with funds and arms to counter a Russian incursion. 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