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    Pentagon Exempts Aid To Ukraine From Potential Government Shutdown, Sparking Outrage From People Who Put America First

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    Pentagon Exempts Aid To Ukraine From Potential Government Shutdown, Sparking Outrage From People Who Put America First


    The Pentagon, facing a looming federal government shutdown in the coming days, announced that aid to Ukraine would be exempt from any cessation in operations.

    Politico reports that the “DOD has decided to continue activities supporting Ukraine,” a move that will be viewed as “good news for [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy.”

    The decision was made, according to Newsweek, “just after” Zelensky visited with leaders in Washington, including a closed-door meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

    American military operations not considered critical to national security are typically halted during a government shutdown, though the Pentagon is able to make some exceptions.

    And that exception comes to the benefit of Ukraine.

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    Government Shutdown Won’t Halt Aid To Ukraine

    Conservatives opposed to endless wars conducted to the detriment of the American people weren’t pleased that the government shutdown, which would cause 800,000 civilian employees of the Pentagon to be furloughed, would not disrupt aid to the war effort in Ukraine.

    It shows an obvious skew in priorities that put Zelensky’s war ahead of the needs of this nation, and several people on social media expressed their discontent as a result.

    “The only thing the [Biden] administration cares about is funding their proxy war in Ukraine,” wrote former Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “They treat hard-working Americans as bargaining chips.”

    Maureen Bannon, the daughter of former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, pointed out that only military operations deemed crucial to national security are supposed to be exempt from a government shutdown.

    And Ukraine doesn’t fit the bill.

    “Training Ukrainian troops is NOT critical to United States National Security,” she wrote on X. “It is NOT in the VITAL NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST of the United States to have service members aiding Ukraine in their border conflict.”

    Meanwhile, our border is a porous mess.

    “Zelensky over senior citizens. The government hates us,” wrote political commentator Gunther Eagleman.

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    Ukraine Is A ‘Corrupt Regime’

    Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) outlined other reasons that Ukraine should not be a priority for the Biden administration – mainly the unbridled corruption.

    Paul joined Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo and shredded Zelensky for meeting lawmakers in Washington and “begging for more money.”

    “They’ve got bloated government and they’ve got corruption,” he explained. “And the American taxpayer, people are struggling in our country, are asked to fund it. I think it’s wrong. And I think most of the American people, frankly, are with me.”

    “They’ve banned the political parties, they’ve invaded churches, they’ve arrested priests,” added Paul. “So, no, it isn’t a democracy. It’s a corrupt regime.”

    “We cannot continue with business as usual. We cannot continue to put the needs of other countries above our own,” Paul continued. “We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the U.S. economy.”

    Of course, this isn’t the first time that the Pentagon has aided Ukraine in ways costly to the American taxpayer.

    They reported in June that an accounting “error” previously revealed in May had more than doubled to $6.2 billion, a surplus that was used in future aid packages to Ukraine.

    Why can’t they “find” money for the American military? Why can’t they shut down aid to Ukraine and make sure their 800,000 civilian employees don’t have to be furloughed?

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