Joe Biden is set to announce another whopping $500 million aid package for Ukraine
It will be the final one before he leaves office.
In total, the Biden administration has sent $65 billion to Ukraine since the beginning of the war.
Meanwhile, California is burning.
Can you guess how many millions of dollars Biden is sending to Californians whose homes have burned down?
That’s right: zero.
Take a look:
🚨 #BREAKING: Biden is set to announce another $500 MILLION in handouts to Ukraine, while California burns
Over 1,000 homes have been reduced to literal ash so far, and Joe Biden is ONCE AGAIN proving he’s America Last
Absolutely disgusting. pic.twitter.com/FGrmpWqwnE
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 8, 2025
BREAKING: Biden just authorized $500 million in aid to Californians who lost everything in the fires.
jk. That was for Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/CgdYewNy7O
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 8, 2025
🚨BREAKING: So Biden is President, right? Where is Biden? Why no water in the fire hydrants? Why no money in FEMA?
He's about to announce the final $500 million in "Ukraine aid". pic.twitter.com/bmppUU7BpI
— AJ Huber (@Huberton) January 8, 2025
On a day where Americans in Los Angeles are watching their homes, pets, and businesses burn—and could use some aid—the Biden administration is preparing to send another $500 million to Ukraine.
This is why they lost. pic.twitter.com/Z0MOJjvLXs
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 8, 2025
It’s absolutely sick.
AP reported:
The Biden administration is set to announce a massive, final weapons aid package for Ukraine as part of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to Germany on Thursday to meet with representatives of about 50 partner nations who have come to Ukraine’s defense since Russia invaded nearly three years ago, two senior defense officials said.
The officials did not provide an exact dollar amount but said the package was expected to be “substantial,” although it would not include all of the roughly $4 billion left in the congressionally authorized funding for Ukraine. There likely would be “more than a couple of billion dollars” remaining for the incoming Trump defense team to provide to Ukraine if it chose to do so, the officials said Tuesday in briefing reporters traveling with Austin.
Ukraine is in the midst of launching a second offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and is facing a barrage of long-range missiles and ongoing advances from Russia as both sides seek to put themselves in the strongest negotiating point possible before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
Bloomberg added:
President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing to announce Wednesday the final $500 million dollars in US military assistance it will provide to Ukraine, according to people familiar with the plans.
ADVERTISEMENTThe aid will come through Presidential Drawdown Authority, which pulls military supplies and weapons from US stockpiles, according to the people, who asked not to be identified in advance of the announcement.
The Pentagon didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The Associated Press reported the planned aid earlier Wednesday.
The $500 million will mark the end of about $65 billion in security assistance the Biden administration has funneled to Kyiv since Russia’s February 2022 invasion. President—elect Donald Trump, who takes office in less than two weeks, has been critical of that aid and Biden’s handling of the war, and has pledged to wind down the conflict swiftly.
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