Dem Rep. Gregory Meeks: If Saving Ukrainian Lives Means Concessions, We Should Let Them Keep Dying

CABRERA There has been ░░░░░░░░ mixed reaction coming from ░░░░░░░░ both in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ in the House Senator ░░░░░░░░ Wicker responding that he ░░░░░░░░ encouraged by this move ░░░░░░░░ send these long range ░░░░░░░░ or to approve the ░░░░░░░░ range missile use inside ░░░░░░░░ He says it does ░░░░░░░░ excuse the administration s ░░░░░░░░ slow walking of items ░░░░░░░░ assistance long authorized by ░░░░░░░░ for use against Putin ░░░░░░░░ illegal aggression You also ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Mike Turner applauding ░░░░░░░░ decision but called it ░░░░░░░░ Conversely you heard from ░░░░░░░░ Trump Jr In that ░░░░░░░░ by Cure there and ░░░░░░░░ said this The Military ░░░░░░░░ Complex seems to want ░░░░░░░░ make sure they get ░░░░░░░░ War III going before ░░░░░░░░ father has a chance ░░░░░░░░ create peace and save ░░░░░░░░ What do you make ░░░░░░░░ that disconnect and do ░░░░░░░░ worry at all this ░░░░░░░░ could backfire MEEKS Well ░░░░░░░░ Listen CABRERA Escalate MEEKS ░░░░░░░░ one I hope that ░░░░░░░░ of my colleagues who ░░░░░░░░ about the timing of ░░░░░░░░ attack was being approved ░░░░░░░░ there was a long ░░░░░░░░ because of my Republican ░░░░░░░░ who refused to fund ░░░░░░░░ There was that long ░░░░░░░░ that gave Russia an ░░░░░░░░ that it currently has ░░░░░░░░ tries to now level ░░░░░░░░ playing field That long ░░░░░░░░ almost eight months of ░░░░░░░░ we were bickering back ░░░░░░░░ forth because Republicans wouldn ░░░░░░░░ agree to fund it ░░░░░░░░ now you know you ░░░░░░░░ hearing from the administration ░░░░░░░░ incoming administration I think ░░░░░░░░ s what the president ░░░░░░░░ son is talking about ░░░░░░░░ s not saying how ░░░░░░░░ will be done because ░░░░░░░░ believe and many believe ░░░░░░░░ what he talks about ░░░░░░░░ lives means that giving ░░░░░░░░ the sovereign territory of ░░░░░░░░ That s not the ░░░░░░░░ to do that What ░░░░░░░░ want to do is ░░░░░░░░ make sure Ukraine stays ░░░░░░░░ And that s the ░░░░░░░░ and has always been ░░░░░░░░ focus of this administration ░░░░░░░░ with our allies working ░░░░░░░░ together which is extremely ░░░░░░░░ not America alone America ░░░░░░░░ itself which is you ░░░░░░░░ concerning concerning to our ░░░░░░░░ and our friends across ░░░░░░░░ mean I remember when ░░░░░░░░ Biden first won the ░░░░░░░░ one of the first ░░░░░░░░ I said to a ░░░░░░░░ of our allies at ░░░░░░░░ time I was the ░░░░░░░░ of the committee was ░░░░░░░░ t you glad that ░░░░░░░░ is back at the ░░░░░░░░ Their question back to ░░░░░░░░ was yes we are ░░░░░░░░ for how long Because ░░░░░░░░ were fearful of a ░░░░░░░░ of Donald Trump CABRERA ░░░░░░░░ s what we re ░░░░░░░░ MEEKS And then the ░░░░░░░░ kind of you know ░░░░░░░░ that he had to ░░░░░░░░ NATO friends Remember he ░░░░░░░░ coldness to our NATO ░░░░░░░░ but warmth to Putin ░░░░░░░░ to Viktor Orb n ░░░░░░░░ to Kim Jong UN ░░░░░░░░ were the people that ░░░░░░░░ was praising But he ░░░░░░░░ always criticizing our NATO ░░░░░░░░ They are still very ░░░░░░░░ about that.”