2023-10-20 11:18:01
President will request US$60 billion for the Ukrainians, US$14 billion for the Israelis and US$14 billion to reinforce the American border
TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP Joe Biden is the current president of the United States
The president of USA, Joe Bidenwill send to Congress, this Friday, the 20th, an “urgent” budget request to finance the “national security needs” of the USA and support Israel e Ukraine. “It’s a smart investment that will pay dividends for American security for generations,” Biden said in a speech from the US Oval Office. White House broadcast live on the country’s main television networks. “American leadership,” he said, “is what holds the world together,” and “abandoning Ukraine” or “turning your back on Israel” is “putting all of that at risk” and “not worth it.” According to the American press, Biden will ask, among other amounts, for US$60 billion to be used in the war in Ukraine, US$14 billion for Israel and US$14 billion to reinforce the US border. “Help us keep American troops out of harm’s way. Help us build a safer, more peaceful and more prosperous world for our children and grandchildren,” said Biden, showing the clear objective of mobilizing public opinion to pressure Congress, which is united in the need to support Israel, but divided on support for Ukraine.
*With information from EFE.
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