Rep. Victoria Spartz: Congress’ ‘Lack of Leadership’ Has ‘Created Opportunities for Russia to Take Advantage of Our Base’

HAAKE And joining me ░░░░░░░░ is Indiana Republican congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ Spartz She s the ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian born member of ░░░░░░░░ And Congresswoman you ve ░░░░░░░░ some comments this morning ░░░░░░░░ that you believe that ░░░░░░░░ president is playing politics ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine aid and that ░░░░░░░░ of your Republican colleagues ░░░░░░░░ essentially buying into Russian ░░░░░░░░ So let me ask ░░░░░░░░ this today going forward ░░░░░░░░ should Congress what should ░░░░░░░░ United States be doing ░░░░░░░░ that we aren t ░░░░░░░░ it comes to the ░░░░░░░░ SPARTZ Listen thank you ░░░░░░░░ asking that question I ░░░░░░░░ been very consistent and ░░░░░░░░ said you know you ░░░░░░░░ to have a strategy ░░░░░░░░ you want to win ░░░░░░░░ need to inaudible and ░░░░░░░░ not to have a ░░░░░░░░ not to lose because ░░░░░░░░ actually will not win ░░░░░░░░ you not plan to ░░░░░░░░ but you might lose ░░░░░░░░ you try not to ░░░░░░░░ And unfortunately the president ░░░░░░░░ been very afraid I ░░░░░░░░ been very political and ░░░░░░░░ has been slow walking ░░░░░░░░ to Ukraine and it ░░░░░░░░ a huge fight And ░░░░░░░░ only understands the language ░░░░░░░░ power and weapons He ░░░░░░░░ t care about all ░░░░░░░░ the tweets and talks ░░░░░░░░ this is a huge ░░░░░░░░ now because this war ░░░░░░░░ continue now for much ░░░░░░░░ and you know the ░░░░░░░░ is if president our ░░░░░░░░ has not communicated to ░░░░░░░░ in fact I haven ░░░░░░░░ seen his people for ░░░░░░░░ forever you know communicating ░░░░░░░░ s happening there He ░░░░░░░░ not updating us It ░░░░░░░░ that he s not ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ is in our national ░░░░░░░░ and why it is ░░░░░░░░ for us to win ░░░░░░░░ Russia and China not ░░░░░░░░ give them Europe as ░░░░░░░░ already gave them Africa ░░░░░░░░ South America But that ░░░░░░░░ job of a president ░░░░░░░░ get American people on ░░░░░░░░ and deal with domestic ░░░░░░░░ too not playing politics ░░░░░░░░ go do a lot ░░░░░░░░ grandstanding try to put ░░░░░░░░ of this bills just ░░░░░░░░ Democrat bills on purpose ░░░░░░░░ knew that some of ░░░░░░░░ larger bills if you ░░░░░░░░ 98 percent of things ░░░░░░░░ Republicans disagree people are ░░░░░░░░ going to be voting ░░░░░░░░ it But he used ░░░░░░░░ as a propaganda tool ░░░░░░░░ now what s happening ░░░░░░░░ has been destabilizing a ░░░░░░░░ of conservatives here and ░░░░░░░░ them propaganda And don ░░░░░░░░ underestimate Russia with that ░░░░░░░░ machine HAAKE So are ░░░░░░░░ making that argument behind ░░░░░░░░ scenes with your Republican ░░░░░░░░ I mean right now ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are basically the ░░░░░░░░ group in bulk who ░░░░░░░░ less supportive of Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy is going to ░░░░░░░░ meeting with the speaker ░░░░░░░░ others this week What ░░░░░░░░ you hope what argument ░░░░░░░░ you hope he makes ░░░░░░░░ what argument are you ░░░░░░░░ to your Republican colleagues ░░░░░░░░ stay the course here ░░░░░░░░ to speed up the ░░░░░░░░ if that s what ░░░░░░░░ think is appropriate SPARTZ ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately now they got ░░░░░░░░ in a very bad ░░░░░░░░ When I made that ░░░░░░░░ over a year ago ░░░░░░░░ said we need to ░░░░░░░░ accountable to the American ░░░░░░░░ we need to have ░░░░░░░░ oversight We need to ░░░░░░░░ better job to make ░░░░░░░░ that that aid gets ░░░░░░░░ and know where it ░░░░░░░░ going and show how ░░░░░░░░ benefits the American people ░░░░░░░░ I was attacked by ░░░░░░░░ parties that demanding the ░░░░░░░░ is somehow being pro ░░░░░░░░ and pro Putin I ░░░░░░░░ dragged through mud which ░░░░░░░░ fine I m willing ░░░░░░░░ stand that Unfortunately a ░░░░░░░░ of these issues we ░░░░░░░░ t dealt Now there ░░░░░░░░ a much tougher situation ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately lack of leadership ░░░░░░░░ this issue created now ░░░░░░░░ for Russia to take ░░░░░░░░ of our base and ░░░░░░░░ re good on you ░░░░░░░░ doing propaganda Look what ░░░░░░░░ happened in Russia they ░░░░░░░░ like machines like zombies ░░░░░░░░ there You know for ░░░░░░░░ another country and truly ░░░░░░░░ that You know they ░░░░░░░░ good at propaganda Don ░░░░░░░░ underestimate on their hybrid ░░░░░░░░ and I think we ░░░░░░░░ to be much better ░░░░░░░░ what they do around ░░░░░░░░ world It s not ░░░░░░░░ in Ukraine where they ░░░░░░░░ it in Africa and ░░░░░░░░ many people are dying ░░░░░░░░ suffering in places like ░░░░░░░░ It s unfortunate and ░░░░░░░░ think it takes some ░░░░░░░░ strong leadership.”