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Candidates Clash Over Ukraine Aid at GOP Debate

With the Biden administration poised to ask Congress for an additional $24 billion in aid for Ukraine, candidates on stage at the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate were asked if they would end support for more funding to the war-torn country.
Candidates Clash Over Ukraine Aid at GOP Debate
Former Vice President Mike Pence (left) and entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy (right) gesture toward Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during the first Republican Presidential primary debate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., on Aug. 23, 2023. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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With the Biden administration poised to ask Congress for an additional $24 billion in aid to Ukraine, candidates on stage at the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate were asked if anyone would end support for increasing funding to the war-torn country.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who were positioned in the center of the eight candidates since they are second and third in polling behind former President Donald Trump, quickly responded.

Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.
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