( Observer Network ) "Because investing in destroying our enemy's army without losing one American soldier is a good idea in my opinion. You should have the same feeling."
Someone asked the U.S. congressman why he voted for the $40 billion Ukrainian aid program, and this is his answer. The man is Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Republican of Texas. His remarks not only attracted criticism from his fellow parties, accusing him of funding a "agent war with Russia", but were also scolded by other American netizens.
Many people pointed out that the United States is under high debt and has severe inflation. Food and gasoline prices soar, and babies cannot eat formula milk. Under this circumstance, the United States' aid to Ukraine made them very dissatisfied. Some people even questioned when this kind of aid will end.
U.S. Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw was an officer of the U.S. Navy SEALs. In 2012, he lost his right eye because he stepped on a landmine in a group and
This verbal battle originated from a tweet that had nothing to do with the situation in Ukraine.
On the 11th local time, Crenshaw retweeted a report from the Wall Street Journal on Twitter, which was that the number of deaths from drug overdose in the United States exceeded 100,000 for the first time in history, and 2/3 of them died of overdose of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. According to reports, this is due to illegal forms of fentanyl circulating throughout the United States, and they are mainly produced by Mexican drug dealers.
For this reason, Crenshaw accused Biden of saying: "Our open borders - and fentanyl across the border - are killing Americans with record numbers. Biden doesn't care. They only care about the ideas of radical immigration groups, not you."
As a result, Crenshaw's comment section "turned over", and many people are asking him, since he is so opposed to Biden and is concerned about substance abuse in the United States, why should he vote for Biden's $40 billion Ukrainian aid plan.
According to CNN (CNN), the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Ukrainian aid program worth about $40 billion on May 10 with 368 votes in favor and 57 votes against. Although all votes against were voted by the House Republicans, except for Crenshaw, the Republican , he voted in favor.
"However, you voted for Biden to give Ukraine $40 billion."
"How about imagine what the $40 billion given to Ukraine can do to solve the drug problem here?"
"40 billion US dollars could have helped solve this problem to a large extent. But, you have to support Ukraine, right, Dan?"
In response to netizens' questions, Crenshaw responded by responding to one of the highly praised comments. This highly praised comment mocked Crenshaw: "Yes, you said so much, but then you voted for the $40 billion given to Ukraine."
Crenshaw replied very naturally: "Yes, because investing in destroying our enemy's army without losing one American soldier is a good idea in my opinion. You should have the same feeling."
Crenshaw's response made American netizens furious.
On the one hand, many people refuted Crenshaw's argument that "investment in Ukraine to destroy the American enemy and not harm the United States", believing that he did not see the situation clearly.
"As a former green beret (referring to a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces) who has served for the country in many wars, it is not in the interests of the United States. It is only beneficial to the defense companies. Interestingly, as soon as the Afghan war ended, they launched a new war. Can't you see clearly?!"
"'Destroy our enemy's army', if in terms of war, it must be another way. Secondly, if Russia is the enemy, then they have the ability to harm the United States, which may lead to US military or economic losses. Thirdly, not all (assistance to Ukraine) money is used to destroy Russian troops."
On the other hand, many American netizens are still very angry.They pointed out that the United States has high debt and has severe inflation, food and gasoline prices have soared, and even babies cannot even eat formula milk. In this case, the U.S. House of Representatives will also pass a 40 billion Ukrainian aid plan to support Ukraine, which made them very dissatisfied.
"Can you explain how tens of billions of dollars are spent on a war on the other side of the earth when food and gasoline prices soar, how can it represent the interests of your voters?"
"How many billions are needed, 4 billion, 6 billion, 20 billion US dollars? Answer this question. When is it the end? Where did this money go? Is Zelensky's bank account? Who is tracking the money where it goes? Go to him, no one. During this time, American babies have no formula, and I need to spend three figures to fill my truck with gas."
"30 trillion US dollars in debt and 40 years of high inflation, do you don't understand which part, Dan? When will this government spending stop?" According to a report released by the U.S. Treasury Department on February 1, U.S. Treasury bonds exceeded $30 trillion for the first time. In addition, US inflation continues to rise, and huge inflation pressures are parallel to huge debts.
"You are either corrupt or stupid."
Even the party members noticed this and bombarded Crenshaw. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from , Georgia, posted on Twitter , accusing Crenshaw of funding a "agent war with Russia."
Green wrote: "So you think we are funding the agent war with Russia? You said it seems that the lives of Ukrainians should be abandoned, as if they are worthless. Just use it and throw it away. War for your agent? What can this help the Americans? What can it do?"
It should be noted that because Green opposed the United States to help Ukraine fight against Russia, she was labeled "pro- Putin ". Previously, when Ukrainian President Zelensky delivered a speech to the US Congress on March 16, she was criticized by American politicians for being rumored not to applaud Zelensky.
Therefore, Green's accusation was once again described by Crenshaw as "pro-Russia". Crenshaw mocked Green: "So are you still fighting for Russian TV today (RT)?"
In response, Green also hit back: "Sanctions did not stop anything, but pushed up inflation and fuel prices. I refused to vote for useless measures that caused problems but could not solve them. When you pay $40 billion for your proxy war against Russia, I focused on solving the formula problem of American babies."
Previously, according to US media, as the shortage of infant formula in the United States became more and more serious, hundreds of thousands of American parents were running around to feed their babies, and even falling into despair. CNN reported on the 9th that although manufacturers said they are producing as much formula as possible, they are still not enough to meet current demand. Data shows that in the last three weeks of April, the out-of-stock rate of infant formula in the United States has jumped to 40%. Many parents ask for help on social media, and many people can only go to neighboring states to find milk powder.
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