June 25. Trump tells a Ukrainian journalist—whose husband is on the front lines—that he’ll see what he can do to help shield Ukraine’s skies from Russian attacks.
— Resurgam (@Resurgamhub) July 2, 2025
July 1. Pentagon chief Hegseth halts vital aid to Ukraine, including support to defend cities from missile strikes. pic.twitter.com/by2js2c3h1
Attempting to appear reassuring, President Trump tells the foreign reporter "I can see you're very well- you know, it's amazing." Learning that her husband is fighting in Ukraine, Trump notes "well, that's tough, you know." When he realizes she is asking about supplying Ukraine with Patriot anti-missile missiles, Trump states "we're going to see if we can make some available."
As a skilled politician- and actor- Trump held out the hope, without a foolish promise, that Ukraine would get the help it needed. With "it's amazing" and "well, that's tough, you know," he was extending sympathy. Unfortunately, he concluded with the utterly patronizing "that's a very good question and I wish you a lot of luck. I mean, I can see it's very important to you."
If appearances are telling- and sometimes they're not- the reporter wasn't buying it. "We're going to see if we can make some available" was vague, a wise approach because
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause in sending a shipment of missiles and ammunition to Ukraine amid concern about the U.S. military’s stockpiles, according to two defense officials, two congressional officials and two sources with knowledge of the decision.
Hegseth ordered the delay weeks after he issued a memo ordering a review of the U.S. stockpile of munitions, which has been depleted after years of the United States’ sending weapons to Ukraine to defend against the Russia invasion, as well as nearly two years of military operations in the Middle East as the United States fought Houthi rebels in Yemen and defended Israel and allies against Iran, four of the officials said.
The munitions and other weapons could be held up until the assessment is complete, the two defense officials and two congressional officials said, and if the munitions are in short supply or needed in other parts of the world, they could be held back even longer.
The weapons being delayed include dozens of Patriot
interceptors that can defend against incoming Russian missiles, thousands of
155 mm high explosive Howitzer munitions, more than 100 Hellfire missiles, more
than 250 precision-guided missile systems known as GMLRS and dozens each of
Stinger surface-to-air missiles, AIM air-to-air missiles and grenade launchers,
the two defense officials, two congressional officials and two sources with
knowledge of the decision said.
For some of us who are not experts in military weaponry, this sounds at least plausible. Then a member of the Administration blew the cover when
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said: “This decision was made to put America’s interests first following a DOD review of our nation’s military support and assistance to other countries across the globe. The strength of the United States Armed Forces remains unquestioned — just ask Iran." The Defense Department did not respond to a request for comment.
The spokeswoman is saying "We're not running out of weapons. We simply don't want to help democratic nations when invaded by totalitarian states". The macho "just ask Iran" so precious and performative. If Iran were put under truth serum, it probably would say something quite different.
So what seems clear from the intel, is that we probably should have reloaded the B2s, and gone for a second round. Instead the impulsive toddler was desperate to have a strong ending to the movie and declare a cease fire.
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@AdamKinzinger) June 30, 2025
This is a show to him, entertainment, and he’s the…
Donald Trump is so rude and crude that we tend to forget that he is a shrewd politician. He promised merely "we're going to see" about the weapons because that is devoid of meaning. It was a moment in which he faced a young, obviously distressed woman and feigned concern. And then he proceeded with his strategy of acting as an instrument of the imperialist ambition of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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