Becoming 鈥渇urther entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia鈥 is not a vital U.S. national interest, said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is eying running for president, in comments released on Monday.
Public opinion polls show DeSantis as the strongest threat to former President Donald Trump for their party鈥檚 nomination for the 2024 presidential contest.
Fox 黑料社 host Tucker Carlson on Monday posted on Twitter responses to a questionnaire from Republican candidates and possible hopefuls on the war in Ukraine.
鈥淲hile the U.S. has many vital national interests 鈥 becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them,鈥 DeSantis said in his reply.
鈥淭he Biden administration鈥檚 virtual 鈥榖lank check鈥 funding of this conflict for 鈥榓s long as it takes,鈥 without any defined objectives or accountability, distracts from our country鈥檚 most pressing challenges,鈥 he said.
President Biden鈥檚 Democratic administration has provided billions in military support to Ukraine and rallied international partners behind the country that Russia invaded just over a year ago.
Trump, when asked whether the United States should support regime change in Russia, wrote: 鈥淣o. We should support regime change in the United States, that鈥檚 far more important. The Biden administration are the ones who got us into this mess.鈥
In response, Democratic National Committee National Press Secretary Ammar Moussa said:
鈥淭his is just the latest example of how the race for the MAGA (Make America Great Again) base means 2024 Republicans will take exceedingly extreme positions, even if it undermines our allies and democracy.鈥