Dec. 7, 2023, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging President Joe Biden to fire Defense Secretary Austin Lloyd over threatening Congress over Ukraine funding, telling members that if funding wasn’t approved “we’ll send your uncles, cousins and sons to fight Russia”:
“It is a crime to intimidate members of Congress in pursuit of legislation, and even President Joe Biden should be able to see the extreme danger created by Secretary Austin’s threat of involuntary, targeted conscription of members’ relatives to fight Russia if Ukraine funding is not approved. If President Biden wants to put U.S. troops in Ukraine, he has to go to Congress for authorization. Funding for Ukraine should not be considered due to Lloyd’s threat until Biden administration explains their Ukraine strategy and an endgame that doesn’t result in a war with Russia, which Biden has previously stated is off the table.”
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