{"id":2228558,"date":"2024-04-23T20:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-celebrates-ukraine-aid-test-vote-but-blames-tucker-carlson-for-delay\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T20:03:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:03:07","slug":"mcconnell-celebrates-ukraine-aid-test-vote-but-blames-tucker-carlson-for-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-celebrates-ukraine-aid-test-vote-but-blames-tucker-carlson-for-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell hails Ukraine aid test vote, faults Tucker Carlson for delay"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fmcconnell-celebrates-ukraine-aid-test-vote-but-blames-tucker-carlson-for-delay%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=2228558&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>Senate Minority Leader Mitch \u200bMcConnell celebrated the Senate&#8217;s advancement\u2062 of a\u2062 $95.3 billion foreign\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">aid<\/a> bill, criticizing Tucker Carlson for fostering negative perceptions\u200b of Ukraine.\u2064 McConnell highlighted \u200dthe \u200bbill&#8217;s\u2064 support for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. \u2063He emphasized the importance \u200cof aid despite GOP skepticism. \u2064The \u2062Senate&#8217;s progress signifies\u2063 a shift away from isolationism,\u200b a positive step in addressing \u2063global challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) celebrated a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\">Senate<\/a> test vote to advance a House-passed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2967062\/johnson-unveils-israel-ukraine-aid-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tucker Carlson\"> $95.3 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-aligned-group-comes-out-against-biden-106-billion-foreign-aid-bill\/\" title=\"Trump-aligned group opposes Biden's 6B <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-republicans-call-on-biden-administration-to-act-swiftly-on-ethiopia-crisis\/\" title=\"Congressional Republicans Call on Biden Administration to Act Swiftly on Ethiopia Crisis\">foreign aid<\/a> bill.&#8221;>foreign aid bill<\/a><\/a>, and took aim at conservative media personality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tucker Carlson\">Tucker Carlson<\/a> for influencing what he called the \u201cdemonization of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\"> Ukraine<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the demonization of Ukraine began with Tucker Carlson, who in my opinion ended up where he should have been all along, which is interviewing Vladimir Putin,\u201d McConnell said, answering questions from reporters on Tuesday. \u201cHe had an enormous audience, which convinced a bunch of rank-and-file Republicans that maybe this was a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Kentucky Republican took a victory lap after the Senate advanced a House-passed foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan by an 80-19 vote, putting the bill the closest to passage after being stalled for months. Several Senate Republicans who came out against a foreign aid bill in the Senate earlier this year voted to advance the bill Tuesday. The House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2973096\/house-approves-foreign-aid-package\/\">passed<\/a> the bill over the weekend with mixed support from both Democrats and Republicans.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at the Capitol on April 23, 2024. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McConnell has been one of the most outspoken proponents of aid to Ukraine, despite a segment of the GOP who have expressed skepticism about the U.S.\u2019s financial support. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we have turned a corner on the isolationist movement. I\u2019d noticed how uncomfortable proponents of that are, when you call it isolationist. So, I think we\u2019ve made some progress and I think it\u2019s going to have to continue because we have big problems,\u201d McConnell said.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">McConnell: \u201cI think the demonization of Ukraine began by Tucker Carlson, who in my opinion, ended up where he should have been all along which is interviewing Vladimir Putin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamanthaJoRoth\/status\/1782845526578184515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sens. Katie Britt (R-AL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James Lankford (R-OK), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Peter Welch (D-VT) flipped their votes and voted to advance the foreign aid bill Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went from 22 votes to almost 30. We will see what happens on the final passage,\u201d McConnell said.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) also praised the Senate\u2019s move to advance the bill. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, the Senate sends a unified message to the entire world: America will always defend democracy in its hour of need,\u201d Schumer said after the procedural vote.<\/p>\n<p>While McConnell praised the Senate for taking a step forward, he also acknowledged the damage caused by the inaction from Congress after months of delay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no question that the delay was harmful,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cThe [Biden] administration is partially responsible for being too skittish, and every one of those decision points, I thought the administration could have done it sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActing quicker, partially because of the administration, partially because of Congress not approving this bill, that has not been helpful,\u201d McConnell added.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate had previously<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2852838\/senate-passes-ukraine-aid-marathon-filibuster-conservatives\/\"> passed its own version <\/a>of the foreign aid bill back in February, but the bill did not move forward in the House. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) then tried a different approach by separating the foreign aid into different bills. The legislation was then bundled into one package before transitioning to the Senate.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetter late than never. Look, I would have loved to have gotten this finished a long time ago,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cFor those of you who work here everyday, you know I\u2019ve been talking about this every day since last summer, if not before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, today is a day of celebration because finally did get the job done, it\u2019s not too late. We don\u2019t have to give up on Ukraine and we\u2019re not going to,\u201d McConnell added.<\/p>\n<p>The final passage of the bill is expected either Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) praised a Senate test vote for the $95.3 billion foreign aid bill. He criticized Tucker Carlson for allegedly contributing to the negative portrayal of Ukraine. 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