Trump’s Rationale for Withholding Ukraine Aid Changes

“President Trump’s rationale for why he withheld congressionally approved aid to Ukraine changed overnight,” Vox reports.

“On Monday, Trump told reporters that his decision to withhold aid to Ukraine — a decision seemingly at the heart of a whistleblower complaint roiling Washington — was over his concerns to ensure that the country’s new government was doing everything possible to root out corruption. But asked a similar question on Tuesday, Trump’s talking point suddenly changed to his frustrations about European countries not spending enough on foreign aid.”

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