Confronting Communist China

One of the major explanations for why reluctant conservatives should support more taxpayer dollars for Ukraine is that it somehow sends a message to communist China, which is clearly preparing to invade Taiwan. 

In a recent CNN town hall, Chris Christie suggested that he viewed support for Ukraine as a “proxy war with China.”

Senator Josh Hawley vehemently disagrees with that argument. Speaking with Laura Ingraham last night, Hawley flatly rejected Joe Biden’s “blank check” for Ukraine, saying:

“We shouldn’t be spending a dime more on Ukraine.  We need an accounting of every dime that has been spent so far. And I’m just tired of hearing the president say over and over that this is an investment in the future of every nation.  

“What about our nation?  It’s not an investment in our future, in our people, in our jobs.  That needs to be the priority.

“If you want to deter China, then get tough with China.  Slap tariffs on China. Bring back our jobs from China. Stop them from treating our laborers like slave labor and driving down our wages and stealing our technology.  That’s how you get tough on China. Not by spending money in Ukraine.

“So, I just don’t get it.  If you want to spend money on Ukraine, tell me why Ukraine is important.  Don’t tell me it’s about China.”