{"id":2054074,"date":"2023-10-03T16:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-security-and-ukraine-aid-should-not-be-tied-together-white-house-says\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T16:27:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T20:27:18","slug":"border-security-and-ukraine-aid-should-not-be-tied-together-white-house-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-security-and-ukraine-aid-should-not-be-tied-together-white-house-says\/","title":{"rendered":"White House asserts: Border security and Ukraine aid should not be linked."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fborder-security-and-ukraine-aid-should-not-be-tied-together-white-house-says%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=2054074&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>The White House Stands Firm on Border Funding \u200band Ukraine Aid<\/h2>\n<p>Amidst a\u200b heated budget battle in Washington, the issue\u200b of border\u2062 funding and Ukraine aid has taken \u200dcenter stage. While Democrats prioritize\u200c support for\u200b Ukraine, Republicans are pushing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-security-and-ukraine-aid-should-not-be-tied-together-white-house-says\/\" title=\"White House asserts: Border security and Ukraine aid should not be linked.\">stronger border \u200dsecurity measures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Reporter:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Is the White House on board with tying additional\u2064 aid to Ukraine with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">border security<\/a>, as some Republican lawmakers have suggested, as a way to resolve this [budget standoff]?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response to\u2062 this question\u200d during Tuesday&#8217;s press briefing, \u2062National Security Council coordinator John Kirby emphasized \u200dthe\u2063 importance of both issues. However, he made it clear that the White House does not believe they should be linked.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>John Kirby:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t believe they should be \u200ctied or one \u200ddependent on the other. But \u2064both are important. That&#8217;s why\u200b in our supplemental request, there&#8217;s also $4 billion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-45-day-stopgap-funding-bill-sending-measure-to-senate-hours-before-shutdown-deadline\/\" title=\"House approves 45-day funding bill, sends to Senate before shutdown deadline.\">border security enhancements<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since President Joe Biden\u200d took office, illegal immigration has surged, prompting concerns \u2062from both sides of the aisle. Democrats are now \u2064acknowledging the issue due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-immigration-control-is-a-problem-but-republicans-are-to-blame\/\" title=\"White House admits immigration control issue, blames Republicans.\">voluntary busing programs<\/a> that \u200dtransport immigrants from\u200b border states to major cities.<\/p>\n<p>While Republicans are\u2062 demanding more\u2064 action on\u200d border security, some have grown skeptical of continued funding for the war in Ukraine. Kirby&#8217;s \u200bresponse suggests that the White House recognizes the importance of both issues, but they are not considered equally significant by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063How does the White House view the connection between additional aid to Ukraine and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">border security measures<\/a>? <\/h2>\n<p><span>  The issue of border funding and Ukraine aid has become a central point of contention amidst a heated budget battle in Washington. With Democrats prioritizing support for Ukraine and Republicans \u2062pushing for stronger border \u2063security measures, both sides are \u200bfirmly staking \u200btheir positions.<\/p>\n<p>During Tuesday&#8217;s press\u200b briefing, \u2063National Security Council coordinator John\u200d Kirby \u2064was pressed on whether the White House supports the idea \u200cof tying additional aid to\u200b Ukraine \u2064with border security as a way\u2062 to resolve the budget standoff. In response, Kirby\u2063 emphasized \u200cthe importance \u200dof both issues but made it clear that the White House does not believe they should be linked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We \u200cdon&#8217;t believe they should be\u2062 tied or one dependent on\u200b the other. But both are important. That&#8217;s why in our supplemental request, there&#8217;s \u200calso $4 billion \u200bfor border security enhancements,&#8221; Kirby stated.<\/p>\n<p>The surge\u2064 in illegal immigration since President Joe\u2064 Biden took office has prompted\u2063 concerns from \u200bboth \u2063Democrats and Republicans. Democrats, who had previously downplayed the issue, are now acknowledging it \u200bdue \u2063to voluntary busing programs that \u2063transport immigrants from border states to major cities.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, on the other \u2064hand, are \u200bdemanding more\u200b action on\u200c border security and have grown skeptical of continued funding for the war in Ukraine. Kirby&#8217;s \u2064response suggests that while the White House recognizes the importance of both issues,\u200c they do not consider them\u200d equally significant.<\/p>\n<p>The budget battle continues to unfold, with\u200b each side firmly standing\u2064 their\u200c ground. As the discussions\u2063 and\u2064 negotiations progress, it is important to \u2063closely\u2063 follow\u200c the developments surrounding border funding and\u200d Ukraine aid.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about\u200d this topic, you can \u200dvisit The Washington Examiner for further information.<\/p>\n<p>Link \u2064to the article: [The Washington Examiner](https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House emphasizes the significance of border funding, separate from Ukraine funding. Amidst a budget dispute, certain Republican lawmakers propose linking funds for the Ukraine war with securing the southern border. 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