Former President Donald Trump is considering a “loan” program for future aid to Ukraine if he becomes president.
President Trump addressed the proposed funding form in a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday.
“We’re looking at it now, they’re talking about it, and we’re thinking about making it in the form of a loan rather than just a gift,” he said at his Mar-a. spoke at a media event. -At home in Largo, Florida.
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Former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) hold a press conference on April 12, 2024, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, Florida. . Both men spoke about “election integrity,” one of the former president’s most important issues. (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
He added: “As we continue to give away billions of dollars of gifts, we’re going to take a look at that.”
President Trump has been harshly critical of U.S. financial aid to Ukraine, arguing that money is being disbursed without any clear improvement in the conflict.
This isn’t the first time Trump has floated the idea of lending. Trump has previously expressed such forms of support through messages on his social media website, Truth Social.
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In the message, the former president claimed that the loan would be repaid interest-free and would not be required to be repaid unless Ukraine becomes “rich in the future.”
President Trump on Friday reiterated an appeal he has made since the conflict began, arguing that European countries should pay more to protect Ukraine because of their pressing interests in its presence and Russia.
“But what’s more important to me is the fact that Europe has to step up and provide funding,” Trump said at a Mar-a-Lago event.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson laid out election integrity policies at a press conference with President Trump. (Getty Images)
He added: “They have to tie. If they don’t tie, I’ll be very angry because they will be affected much more than us.”
The joint press conference with Johnson focused on “election integrity,” and served to solidify the support of those around him at a time when his support was wavering among some Republican politicians.
Trump supporters in the House of Representatives have been the most vocal opponents of continuing financial aid to Ukraine, arguing that foreign wars have nothing to do with the United States and there is no need to intervene.
