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House Democrats person travel nether occurrence for waving nan Ukrainian flag successful nan enclosure of nan U.S. House of Representatives during a ballot to o.k. $60 cardinal successful assistance for nan country’s defense.
"Ukrainian flags alert successful nan enclosure of nan UNITED STATES House of Representatives arsenic they ballot to nonstop much of your hard-earned money to a corrupt overseas regime," Sen Rand Paul, R-Ky., said successful a station connected X Saturday. "And conscionable for illustration that they outcry ‘UKRAINE! UKRAINE!’ while happily moving to unafraid Ukraine’s borders, not ours."
Paul’s station comes aft the House approved a spending package that will nonstop $60 cardinal to Ukraine to assistance successful its defense against Russia’s invasion, portion of an wide $95 cardinal overseas assistance scheme that besides includes further assistance for Israel.
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Sen. Rand Paul speaks to reporters arsenic he arrives for a ballot successful nan U.S. Capitol connected March 14, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
While nan package itself, which passed successful a 311 to 112 vote, faced fierce guidance among immoderate lawmakers, others took peculiar discourtesy to a infinitesimal astatine nan extremity of nan ballot when Democrats began passing astir Ukrainian flags to activity arsenic nan timer connected nan ballot expired.
Supporters of Ukraine observe aft nan House passed assistance to Ukraine and Israel connected Capitol Hill connected April 20, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The move was a usurpation of House protocol, according to Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-N.Y., who presided complete nan ballot and told those waving nan flags that nan show was "inappropriate."
Molinaro’s comments elicited jeers from Democrats successful nan chamber, but was backed up by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., who took nan microphone and told her chap lawmakers to "put those d--- flags away." Luna would return to societal media later to echo a akin sentiment, arguing that it was a "disgrace to show immoderate different emblem than nan American emblem successful nan House Chamber!"
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna attends a news convention pinch House and Senate Republicans connected nan westbound terrace of nan U.S. Capitol connected May 17, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The emblem waving was blasted by much GOP lawmakers connected societal media, pinch Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., arguing that members of nan House showed they attraction "more about Ukraine than you."
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"Democrats chanted ‘Ukraine’ while waving Ukrainian flags connected nan Floor of nan UNITED STATES House of Representatives," Biggs said connected X. "The Uniparty approved $60.8 cardinal much for Ukraine while nan US quickly approached $35 trillion successful debt."
Rep. Andy Biggs, a Republican from Arizona, speaks pinch members of nan media arsenic he departs during a gathering of nan 118th Congress astatine nan US Capitol connected Jan. 4, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"For nan Swamp, it's Ukraine First and America Last," Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C. said of nan emblem waving connected X. "Gleefully waving Ukrainian flags arsenic nan American group suffer nether Biden's separator invasion."
"House Democrats are waiving Ukraine flags connected nan House level arsenic members of Congress ballot to nonstop astir $61 cardinal much to Ukraine," Rep. Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, added connected X. "Disgusting."
Ukraine President Zelenskyy holding his hands up pinch a Ukraine emblem successful nan background (Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
"Too overmuch Ukraine. Not capable USA," Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah quipped connected X while sharing a video of nan emblem waving.
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The show was besides derided by Nicole Shanahan, nan moving mate of independent statesmanlike campaigner Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
"I retrieve arsenic a 12 twelvemonth aged waking up successful downtown Oakland and realizing our car had been surgery into and nan $1.50 I was relying connected to bargain a McDonald’s meal sandwich had been stolen," Shanahan said connected X. "Watching our activity coming nonstop $60B to Ukraine while waving different nation’s emblem is gut-wrenching. What astir Americans?"
