Senators left a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Tuesday with no indication that his appearance brought Congress any closer to appropriating billions in additional aid he and President Joe Biden are seeking to aid his country’s war effort.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina went so far as to say the Democrats were “using President Zelenskyy inappropriately” in having him appear in the Mansfield Room Tuesday morning amid a debate over what kind of border security provisions should be included in the sweeping supplemental package that would include the assistance for Ukraine, as well as Israel and Taiwan.
“I told him, you need to thank [Speaker] Mike Johnson for being willing to support a package for Ukraine aid if we can secure the border,” Graham said, noting that he was the final speaker during the bipartisan meeting.
