Former President George W. Bush fired back on Republican criticism of U.S. funds going to help Ukraine in its war with Russia during an event commemorating the anniversary of PEPFAR.
Fox News' Steve Harrigan reports from Kyiv as Ukrainians brace for Russian forces ramping up attacks.pushed back on Republican criticism on U.S. funding going to Ukraine on the anniversary of the eastern European nation’s war with Russia.
"I think we’re a big enough nation to do more than one thing," Bush said."And continuing to fight against AIDS on the continent of Africa and supporting the Ukrainian freedom fighters is not going to constrain our capacity to help our own citizens."U.S. money going toward the war effort in UkraineSeveral officials, including current Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke at the event on the anniversary of PEPFAR.
Pelosi said that PEPFAR is about"health justice" and saluted both Bush and former first lady Laura Bush"for not only their leadership, but the birth of this." In his conversation with Kikwete and Rice, Bush recounted a story of receiving a"lion" from the now-former Tanzanian president."Not a live one," Rice pointed out."No, it was a dead one," Bush quipped, illicting laughter from the audience."But he had it stuffed, it's now in the Bush Library. It's got a little name, it said, 'Kikwete.'"
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