Schumer: Pass Israel-Ukraine Aid Bill Or U.S. Troops Could Be Sent to Fight on The Frontlines

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Feb. 05, 2024

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was accused of blackmailing the American people on Monday by claiming that if the $118 billion Israel-Ukraine aid bill is not passed then US troops could be sent to fight on the frontlines "in Eastern Europe."

"We're at a turning point in America. This bill is crucial and history will look back on it and say did America fail itself," Schumer told Morning Joe.

"If we don't aid Ukraine, Putin will be walk all over Ukraine, we will lose the war and we could be fighting in eastern Europe and a NATO ally in a few years," he added. "Americans won't like that."

.@SenSchumer threatens to send U.S. troops to fight Russia unless Republicans agree to his $100 billion world-aid bill:

"If we don’t aid Ukraine, Putin will be walk all over Ukraine, we will lose the war & we could be fighting in eastern Europe & a NATO ally in a few years.… pic.twitter.com/run7FcvwRN
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 5, 2024

"Is Schumer blackmailing the public?" Scott Adams commented. "That's what it sounds like."

Is Schumer blackmailing the public?

That's what it sounds like. https://t.co/rb7xosPObd
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) February 5, 2024

The Senate bill is a massive screwjob that gives Israel and Ukraine $74 billion in exchange for $20 billion to throw open America's borders to record immigration.

Well-summarized https://t.co/HSF5R8LyaA
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 5, 2024

NGO personnel who deliberately and repeatedly broke the law to facilitate illegal immigration should face prosecution immediately! https://t.co/OQF0ipMvju
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 5, 2024

Holy shlit.

This might be the most insane part.

This bill grants the far-left DC District Court exclusive authority over future immigration disputes. pic.twitter.com/nuhOG7mc8d
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 5, 2024

The $118 billion Schumer-Biden-Lankford deal is horrible. What priorities would lead someone to vote for the biggest foreign aid package ever, in exchange for a promise that Biden won’t let more than 5,000 illegals in per day (over 1.5 million per year)?https://t.co/XJ282cmzpa
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 5, 2024

Under the radar, the Senate also wants to skirt any authorization debate around the ongoing US operations in the Red Sea and Iraq/Syria by simply handing over $2.4 billion to cover the operations, no questions asked pic.twitter.com/CRWir64pK8
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) February 5, 2024

After getting pushback, Schumer said on X that posts about his comments "are wrong" but reiterated his statement that not passing the bill "could risk American security and American lives."

The recent posts on my comments on Morning Joe are wrong—here’s what I said:

Ukraine needs more aid

Without it, Putin can roll over Ukraine & up to our NATO allies in Eastern Europe

That could risk American security & American lives

Senate deal will send the aid Ukraine needs
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 5, 2024

The idea this was taken out of context is total nonsense as this has been a Democrat talking point for months.

President Biden issued the exact same threats in December to try and get a similar bill passed.

The talking point is literally "give us your money or we will send your kids to die in our foreign wars."

If you don't think America should have open borders and fund Israel's ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza they'll label you "anti-Semitic filth."

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