Tim Scott: ‘America Is Not A Country In Decline;’ It’s ‘Our National Vital Interest’ To Fund Ukraine | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said during Wednesday night's Republican presidential primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, that the U.S. was not on the decline and that it was of vital importance that the U.S. continues to fund Ukraine's war against Russia.

    "90% of the resources that we send over to Ukraine is guaranteed, it's a loan," Scott said. "90% of the money that we send over there is loaned. Well, we could talk about this. But at the end of the day, 90% of the money that we send over there is actually in the form of a loan."

    "It's not actually being paid by Ukraine, It's paid by the NATO, our NATO allies," he said. "I will say, let's debate, the fact that our national vital interest is in degrading the Russian military. By degrading the Russian military, we actually keep our homeland safer, we keep our troops at home. And we all understand Article 5 of NATO."

    "So at the end of the day, when you think about the fact, if you want to keep American troops at home, an attack on NATO territory, would bring us and our troops in," he continued. "By degrading the Russian military, we reduce if not eliminate, an attack on NATO territory."

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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) says that it's America's "national vital interest" to keep funding the war in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/YwelrO7gJp

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 28, 2023

    During another moment in the debate on foreign policy, Scott pushed back on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' statement that America under President Joe Biden was a country "in decline."


    "You see a country in decline, our power's in decline. China's going to surpass us this decade. And if they do that, it's going to affect every single American household," DeSantis said. "As your President, I am not going to let that happen. I'm going to reverse this country's decline. We are going to choose strength, not surrender when it comes to the CCP."

    Scott responded: "America is not a country in decline. Under Joe Biden, we are a country in retreat."

    WATCH:

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) apparently thinks these are going great in the U.S., says: "America is not a country in decline." Why is this guy running again? pic.twitter.com/Lgq4CCQbSQ

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 28, 2023

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