Ex-President Donald Trump ripped aid to Ukraine in his first visit to Capitol Hill since the insurrection in January 2021 (Picture: Reuters)
Former President Donald Trump reportedly questioned what the benefit would be of Ukraine winning the war with Russia in his first visit to Capitol Hill since the insurrection.
Trump spoke with Republican lawmakers on Thursday, hitting a range of issues behind closed doors.
Trump apparently slammed a $60billion aid package for Ukraine that lawmakers including GOP members recently passed.
‘He’s like, if Ukraine wins, what will be the benefit?’ Republican Rep Don Bacon told reporters afterward.
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts following meetings with Republicans on Capitol Hill, at the National Republican Senatorial Committee headquarters in Washington, DC, on Thursday (Picture: Reuters)
Bacon added: ‘Well I could see the benefit pretty clearly.’
Trump also reportedly said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ‘more afraid of him than (President Joe) Biden’.
‘He said he told Putin that if he invaded Ukraine, he would hit him hard,’ Foreign Affairs Chair Mike McCaul told the Daily Mail.
Trump addressed numerous controversial issues including abortion, urging House Republicans not to push for a national ban, according to lawmakers.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump arrives at an advocacy center after meeting with Senate lawmakers at the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Capitol Hill (Picture: EPA)
The ex-president also promised to work to expand the GOP’s majority in the House, which sits at a slim 218-213.
He also expressed disbelief over why pop star Taylor Swift would endorse Biden, which she did in 2020 but has not for 2024.
‘Why would she endorse this dope?’ said Trump, according to CNN. ‘He doesn’t know how to get off a stage.’
Trump returned to Capitol Hill as Biden meets global leaders at the G7 Summit in Italy.
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