Biden Requests $105 Billion for Ukraine, Israel, and Southern Border

The Biden administration released its supplemental for aid to Israel, Ukraine, and its own southern border. It includes defense and humanitarian assistance.

President Joe Biden addresses the nation about the conflict between Israel and Hamas and the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 19, 2023. Jonathan Ernst/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration is unveiling its mammoth supplemental funding request to provide aid to Israel, Ukraine, and the United States’ own southern border.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that the $105 billion request is necessary to ensure that the United States can meet the challenges of a “global inflection point.”