Will Donald Trump press for giving financial aid to Israel? Know what will Joe Biden do to Ukraine now

After Iran attacked Israel, Republicans and their presidential hopeful Donald Trump were caught in a bizarre situation. Will the former President press to increase the financial and arms aid to Ukraine at a time when Washington will have to support Israel in its fight against Tehran knowing it well that the US has already stretched itself much much? The Iranian attack came just before US House Speaker Mike Johnson's announcement to advance war-time aid to Israel this week. He did not clarify whether Ukraine funding would be part of the package.

What will Republicans do now?

Earlier, Johnson, a close confidante of Trump, blocked an earlier $95 billion in aid sought by President Joe Biden for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan which had passed the Senate. Johnson told 'Fox News', "The House Republicans and the Republican Party understand the necessity of standing with Israel. We're going to try again this week, and the details of that package are being put together right now."

Will Ukraine aid be restructured?

Trump and far-right lawmakers in the House of Representatives have grown skeptical of pouring billions of dollars into Kyiv's fight against Russia's invading forces. However, after meeting Donald Trump, the house speaker said that he was considering structuring the aid to Ukraine as a loan, as Trump has suggested.


The mood of the Republicans can be gauged by the statement of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) who participated in CNN's program 'State of the Union'. He said, "We’re stretched way too thin, [with] the number of weapon systems that we need, Ukraine needs, that Taiwan needs, that Israel needs. And we can’t do all of these things at once."

Volodymyr Zelensky slams Israel

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed Tehran for attacking Israel. He took to X to express his anger and compared the attack to Russian missile attacks.

President Joe Biden requested Congress re-up aid to Ukraine back in August last year, but the House of Representatives dragged its feet, mired by internal GOP bickering.

Republicans sought to push the Joe Biden administration into making concessions on the border in exchange for aid to Ukraine. However, the GOP later killed a $118 billion supplemental featuring both foreign aid and bolstered bordered security provisions.

FAQs

When will the House of Representatives discuss aid to Israel and Ukraine?
US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he aims to advance war-time aid to Israel this week following Iran's weekend attack but did not clarify whether Ukraine funding would be part of the package.

What is the Republicans' approach to supporting Israel?
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a close confidante of Donald Trump said that the the House Republicans and the Republican Party understand the necessity of standing with Israel. He said that the details of the package would be decided soon.