McCarthy quickly shut down Zelenskyy's invitation to visit Ukraine amid the House speaker's hesitancy to greenlight aid. “He has to come here to see how we work, what’s happening here... And then after that, make your assumptions,” Zelenskyy said.
When informed about the Ukrainian invitation, McCarthy told CNN that he would not take the trip and blamed the Biden administration for not acting quickly enough to aid Ukraine. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to visit the embattled nation amid his hesitancy to greenlight aid, a request the California Republican quickly shut down.
When informed about the Ukrainian invitation, the speaker told CNN that he would not take the trip and blamed the Biden administration for not acting quickly enough to aid Ukraine. Still, McCarthy held his position that the U.S. should not be sending a “blank check” to Kyiv, repeating a position he initially made last fall that sparked uproar from members of both parties.
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