{"id":2123658,"date":"2023-12-13T08:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-gets-up-and-walks-out-of-meeting-with-zelenskyy-as-ukrainian-president-begs-for-more-money\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T08:57:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:57:59","slug":"gop-senator-gets-up-and-walks-out-of-meeting-with-zelenskyy-as-ukrainian-president-begs-for-more-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-gets-up-and-walks-out-of-meeting-with-zelenskyy-as-ukrainian-president-begs-for-more-money\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senator walks out of meeting with Zelenskyy as Ukrainian President pleads for additional funds"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fgop-senator-gets-up-and-walks-out-of-meeting-with-zelenskyy-as-ukrainian-president-begs-for-more-money%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=2123658&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--><p><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?--><\/p>\n<h2>GOP Senator Walks Out of Meeting with Zelenskyy as Ukrainian President Pleads for More Money<\/h2>\n<p>The Ohio Republican remained unmoved by Zelenskyy&#8217;s pleas, <a title=\"Perino Breaks Down Over \u2018Bail Reform\u2019 Tragedy: \u2018Don\u2019t Think I\u2019ve Ever Cried On TV\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/perino-breaks-down-over-bail-reform-tragedy-dont-think-ive-ever-cried-on-tv\/\">standing firm<\/a> in his opposition to providing further U.S. <a title=\"Matt Rosendale: No Taxpayer Money for Ukraine Until Border Wall Is Done\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-rosendale-no-taxpayer-money-for-ukraine-until-border-wall-is-done\/\">taxpayer-funded aid<\/a> to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Vance is one of\u200c those Ukraine skeptics \u2063who \u200dopposes giving more aid to Ukraine,&#8221; CNN&#8217;s Manu Raju revealed in a <a title=\"President Trump calls for healing, reconciliation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-calls-for-healing-reconciliation\/\">video shared<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/jd-vance-couldnt-be-bothered-to-stay-cnns-john-berman-torches-ohio-senator-for-walking-out-on-zelensky-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Raju \u2064acknowledged that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-takes-sledgehammer-bidens-banana-republic-fiery-speech-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance<\/a> at least attended the meeting, unlike several other senators who didn&#8217;t bother showing up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A handful of senators decided\u2064 to skip this meeting due to their opposition to aid for Ukraine,&#8221; Raju\u200d explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Zelenskyy faces a significant challenge in convincing Republicans, especially with the ongoing dispute over immigration laws to address the crisis at the <a title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013 And It Is Historic!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\">southern border<\/a> with Mexico,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Republicans want an immigration deal before agreeing to provide more aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, even as Zelenskyy makes his case, we don&#8217;t anticipate many minds being changed,&#8221; Raju concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Raju asked Sen. James Lankford, who is leading the border policy negotiations for Republicans, if a deal on \u2063aid for Ukraine was possible if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-furious-gop-wants-put-america-first-secure-border-history-will-remember-harshly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">border policy<\/a> discussions were postponed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No,&#8221; Lankford responded. &#8220;We\u200c have a responsibility to the United States of America. It would\u2064 mean going \u2064back to my state and saying, &#8216;I care about people in other\u2062 countries, but I \u200ddon&#8217;t \u2063care about what&#8217;s happening in my own country.&#8217; We need to address both issues simultaneously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lankford also expressed doubt that the question of additional aid could be resolved \u200dthis week, suggesting it may remain an issue until 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u200dVance received praise on social media from \u2064Kevin Roberts, the president of The Heritage Foundation, who commended the senator&#8217;s courageous stance against additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-complains-speaker-johnson-money-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funding for Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need more courageous leaders like [Vance] to speak the truth about what&#8217;s really happening in Washington,&#8221; Roberts posted on X Tuesday. &#8220;Predictably, &#8216;The Blob&#8217; is outraged that anyone would dare question \u2064another $60 billion for Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Proud to stand\u200c with my friend from Ohio, who knows what time it is in America,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, Vance shared Roberts&#8217; words on\u2064 his \u200cown X account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We need more courageous leaders like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance1?\">@JDVance1<\/a> to speak\u2063 the truth about what&#8217;s really happening in \u200cWashington. \u200cPredictably,\u2062 &#8220;The Blob&#8221; is outraged that anyone \u200cwould dare question another $60 billion for Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<p>Proud to \u2062stand with my friend from Ohio, who\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4wkWq4nAeg\">https:\/\/t.co\/4wkWq4nAeg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Roberts (@KevinRobertsTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinRobertsTX\/status\/1734597786828521725?\">December \u200c12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, not all Republican senators were as dismissive \u2063of Zelenskyy&#8217;s\u2063 request as Vance.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, North Carolina&#8217;s Thom Tillis informed Jaju that the Ukrainian leader \u200breceived a warm reception from the senators\u200c who attended the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Raju also mentioned that he had been informed, though he \u2063didn&#8217;t disclose his source, that Zelenskyy\u2063 <a title=\"8 Hollywood Celebrities Who Actually Back The Blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-hollywood-celebrities-who-actually-back-the-blue\/\">directly addressed<\/a> concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-ukraine-fires-two-top-officials-amid-corruption-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainian corruption<\/a> and the use of U.S. dollars for personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Zelenskyy tackled questions about potential corruption in Ukraine and whether U.S. dollars were being misused, such as\u2064 for purchasing yachts,&#8221; Raju\u200d revealed. &#8220;He directly addressed those concerns.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-senator-gets-walks-meeting-zelenskyy-ukrainian-president-begs-money\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">GOP Senator Gets Up and Walks Out of Meeting with Zelenskyy as Ukrainian President Begs for More Money<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<br \/>\nrnrn<\/p>\n<h2>What were the reasons behind GOP\u2064 Senator J.D. Vance&#8217;s opposition to providing \u2064further\u2063 U.S. taxpayer-funded aid to \u200cUkraine, as highlighted by\u200c his walkout during the meeting with\u2063 President \u2063Zelenskyy?<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent meeting with Ukrainian\u200b President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, GOP\u2064 Senator J.D. Vance made headlines by walking out as Zelenskyy pleaded for increased American aid in the\u2064 fight against Russia. Despite Zelenskyy&#8217;s desperate pleas, Vance stood firm in his \u2063opposition to \u200bproviding further U.S. taxpayer-funded aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>CNN&#8217;s\u2062 Manu Raju revealed that Vance is \u200bone \u200bof\u2063 the skeptics who opposes \u200cgiving more aid to \u2063Ukraine. Raju also acknowledged that Vance, \u200bunlike several other senators, at least attended the meeting. A handful of senators decided to\u2063 skip the meeting due to their opposition to aid for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200congoing dispute over \u2063immigration\u200b laws \u2062to address\u2062 the crisis at the \u200csouthern border with \u200dMexico has \u200dadded to the challenge of convincing Republicans. \u200cRepublicans want\u200d an immigration deal before \u200dagreeing to provide more \u200caid \u2062to Ukraine. Consequently, Zelenskyy\u200b faces an \u200buphill battle\u2064 in changing minds among Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Raju asked\u2063 Sen.\u2063 James Lankford, who is leading\u200d the \u200cborder policy \u200cnegotiations for Republicans, if a deal on aid for Ukraine\u2063 could be possible if the border policy discussions were postponed. Lankford responded negatively, \u2063emphasizing his responsibility\u2064 to the \u200dUnited States and the need to \u200daddress both issues\u2062 simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>Lankford also expressed doubts about\u200c the possibility of \u2064resolving the \u200bquestion of additional \u200caid this week, suggesting it may remain an issue \u2063until 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst\u2063 of this controversy, Vance received \u200cpraise \u200don social media from Kevin Roberts, the president of\u200b The Heritage\u200c Foundation,\u200c who commended the senator&#8217;s courageous \u2064stance\u2062 against \u200cadditional funding for\u200b Ukraine. According to Roberts, we need \u2062more leaders like Vance who are willing to speak the truth about what is really happening\u200b in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The decision of Senator Vance \u2063to walk out of the meeting with President\u200d Zelenskyy\u200c highlights the ongoing debate within the GOP regarding aid to \u2063Ukraine. While the Ukrainian president continues to seek increased support in the fight against Russia, some senators remain skeptical\u2064 and oppose further taxpayer-funded aid. \u200bThis disagreement\u2064 underscores the complexities of foreign \u2062aid and the\u2062 various priorities that lawmakers \u2062must \u2062consider. As \u2062the debate continues, it remains to be seen whether \u2064any compromises can be\u2064 reached\u2062 or if this issue will persist until\u200d 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of the senators who remains skeptical about increasing American aid to Ukraine despite Zelenskyy&#8217;s plea. 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