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Public opinion polls show DeSantis as the strongest threat to
former President Donald Trump for their party's nomination for
the 2024 presidential contest.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday posted on Twitter
responses to a questionnaire from Republican candidates and
possible hopefuls on the war in Ukraine.
"While the U.S. has many vital national interests ... becoming
further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and
Russia is not one of them," DeSantis said in his reply.
"The Biden administration’s virtual 'blank check' funding of
this conflict for 'as long as it takes,' without any defined
objectives or accountability, distracts from our country’s most
pressing challenges," he said.
President Biden's Democratic administration has provided
billions in military support to Ukraine and rallied
international partners behind the country that Russia invaded
just over a year ago.
Trump, when asked whether the United States should support
regime change in Russia, wrote: “No. We should support regime
change in the United States, that's far more important. The
Biden administration are the ones who got us into this mess.”
In response, Democratic National Committee National Press
Secretary Ammar Moussa said:
"This is just the latest example of how the race for the MAGA
(Make America Great Again) base means 2024 Republicans will take
exceedingly extreme positions, even if it undermines our allies
and democracy."
(Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; additional reporting
by Steve Holland in San Diego; Editing by Robert Birsel)
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