‘Unspeakable anger’ in US over Ukraine aid – prominent Republican
Americans are furious with the current administration because it has sent billions to Ukraine while treating its own citizens worse than dirt, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has said.
Speaking at a campaign rally in Atlanta on Wednesday evening, the Georgia Republican contrasted the response by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to disasters affecting Americans with their eagerness to funnel cash to Kiev.
“Lahaina. East Palestine. Western North Carolina,” Greene named the locations of catastrophic wildfires, a toxic train derailment, and flooding caused by Hurricane Helene.
“There is anger in this country that is unspeakable, over how the Biden-Harris administration has thrown away these Americans as if their lives do not matter. As if their tax dollars never mattered. And treated them so that they’re only worth 750 measly bucks,” she said.
“Oh, but Congress will write that check for $60 billion over and over again for Ukraine. Won’t they?” Greene added. US lawmakers have approved almost $180 billion in Ukraine aid since 2022. Greene has repeatedly voted against these spending packages.
Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding in western Georgia and the Carolinas, devastating scores of mountain communities. Entire towns have been washed away, basic utilities still have to be restored in places, and nearly 100 people remain missing. Washington has responded by promising the Americans affected $750 in financial aid, so long as they file the proper paperwork.
“Let me tell you what is happening across this country. People are taking that anger, how fed up and disgusted they are with our stupid government, that treats Americans like Americans are nothing,” Greene told the crowd in Atlanta. “I hope you are as pissed off and fed up as I am. It’s about time. You should be.”
While the US presidential and congressional elections are scheduled for November 5, early voting has already begun in Georgia and several other states. Greene urged people to go to the polls and express their anger and frustration by voting against the Democrats currently in power.
“This election is not white versus black, left versus right, man versus woman, or rich versus poor,” Greene told the crowd. “It is the federal government versus you.”
She also accused the legacy media outlets of being biased in favor of the current government and treating Americans as if they were stupid.
“Don’t tell these people right here what they should think, what they should feel, and what they should do,” Greene said. “They’re sick and tired of you.”
