Gaetz Asks: Did McCarthy Cut Ukraine Funding Deal W/Biden To Avoid Shutdown?
Gaetz Asks: Did McCarthy Cut Ukraine Funding Deal W/Biden To Avoid Shutdown?
View Source | October 2, 2023 5:33 pm
- Congress and Washington, D.C., buzzed over the question of whether President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cut a secret deal that could protect future aid for Ukraine as part of an agreement to avoid a government shutdown over the weekend.
- The suspicion is that Biden agreed to sign a stop-gap federal government funding deal that did not include Ukraine aid in exchange for McCarthy agreeing to hold a standalone vote on aid later.
- “What was the secret side deal on Ukraine?” demanded Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, in an angry speech Monday targeting McCarthy on the House floor.
- The answer could determine whether Gaetz follows through on his long-standing threat to force a vote on McCarthy’s speakership, which could come as early as this week
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