JUST IN: President Trump Issues Statement On Foreign Aid Directed At U.S. Senate

President Trump took aim at the U.S. Senate Saturday regarding foreign aid.

In a Truth Social post, Trump said moving forward no foreign aid should be given to any country unless it comes with strings attached.

“From this point forward, are you listening U.S. Senate (?), no money in the form of foreign aid should be given to any country unless it is done as a loan, not just a giveaway,” Trump wrote.

“It can be loaned on extraordinarily good terms, like no interest and an unlimited life, but a loan nevertheless,” he continued.

“If the country we are helping ever turns against us, or strikes it rich sometime in the future, the loan will be paid off and the money returned to the United States,” he added.

President Trump puts out statement saying no more free money for other countries

Every foreign aid package should be a loan

If the country ever turns against us or gets rich, money must be repaid immediately

I like it! pic.twitter.com/hOte7cX5gJ

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) February 10, 2024

Trump’s comments follow the U.S. Senate advancing a foreign aid package that provides $95 billion to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and Gaza.

Bill sending $95 billion in foreign aid faces an uncertain future in House even if it passes Senate https://t.co/MgOI2iKRyF

— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) February 10, 2024

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is attempting to slow down passage of the foreign aid package in the legislative chamber.

Per CNN:

The Senate is working to pass a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for Ukraine and Israel, but it may be days until a final vote as GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is using arcane and complex chamber rules to slow down the process into the weekend.

The chamber cleared a critical 60-vote threshold to advance the bill on Thursday, and took another procedural vote Friday night. But without an agreement from all 100 senators to speed up the process and swiftly pass the legislation, the Senate is expected to work through the weekend with a final vote next week.

“I think we should stay here as long as it takes,” Paul told CNN’s Manu Raju on Thursday. “If it takes a week or a month, I’ll force them to stay here to discuss why they think the border of Ukraine is more important than the US border.”

On Friday, senators continued negotiating over amendments to the package – how many, what kind and how many votes each one would need to pass.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pushed for a time agreement to speed up the process.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) criticized the package:

Sen. Mike Lee argues against $95 billion foreign aid bill that forces taxpayers to secure other nations borders while the American border remains wide open:

"We’re willing to spend that on Ukraine’s border security why not ours?” pic.twitter.com/hP0nCO00s3

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 10, 2024

Earlier this week, the House of Representatives failed to pass legislation that would send Israel $17.6 billion.

BREAKING: The House of Representatives has voted against the standalone aid bill for Israel, which amounted to $17.6 billion. A total of 14 Republicans and 166 Democrats voted against the bill.pic.twitter.com/Pgioqiyc0z

— Wayne DuPree  (@WayneDupreeShow) February 7, 2024

Fox News reports:

A package aimed at giving $17.6 billion to Israel failed to pass the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

It had been facing a veto threat from the White House, which is pushing for Congress to consider Israel aid as part of a larger $118 billion supplemental security package, along with pushback from GOP hard-liners who wanted the price tag offset by spending cuts elsewhere.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., unveiled the legislation over the weekend while blasting the Senate and White House for excluding the House from talks over a supplemental security funding and border policy bill.

The House GOP bill was fast-tracked for a vote on Tuesday under suspension of House rules — meaning it would bypass a procedural hurdle known as a rule vote in exchange for raising the threshold for passage to two-thirds of the chamber rather than a simple majority.

It ultimately failed to reach enough support, despite 250 lawmakers voting for it and 180 against. Forty-six Democrats voted in favor of the bill while 166 voted against. On the Republican side, 14 lawmakers voted down the Israel aid and 204 voted for it.

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