The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pentagon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pentagon</a> has failed to pass its annual financial audit for the sixth consecutive year, prompting conservative lawmakers to call for consequences for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Defense</a>. 
The Pentagon, which has $3.8 trillion in assets alongside $4 trillion in liabilities, <a href="https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2023/11/16/pentagon-fails-sixth-audit-with-number-of-passing-grades-stagnant/?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sailthr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">only had</a> seven of 30 sub-audits rated clean by auditors, Defense News reported. Eighteen sub-audits failed, three are still taking place, and one was “qualified,” according to Comptroller Mike McCord.
The news comes after the U.S. sent billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-failed-to-track-all-military-aid-to-ukraine-as-criminal-gangs-stole-guns-ammo-from-frontlines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">official reports</a> that the DoD had not been able to track all of the weapons and military equipment it had sent to the country. 
“It’s not enough,” McCord said of the Pentagon fixing some issues flagged by the previous year&#8217;s audit. “The secretary [of defense] feels that we need to be doing better at this and moving faster.”
McCord said the Pentagon needed to work closer with the Treasury Department to make sure they were on the same page and that they needed to use automation to optimize the process. 
The comptroller added that there was just under $5 billion worth of U.S. supplies that could be sent to Ukraine. A Pentagon<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pentagon-accounting-error-gives-extra-6-2-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> accounting error</a> earlier this year gave the DoD another $6.2 billion in aid to give to Ukraine.
Since the war between Russia and Ukraine began, Congress has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/politics/war-funding-ukraine-what-matters/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> $113 billion for Ukraine, with much of that coming in the form of military aid. 
Lawmakers are also planning on sending billions in military aid to Israel amid its war with Hamas but the House and Senate have yet to both approve any aid packages including funding for Israel. 
“The running room we have to actually help Israel is much more constrained [than it is for Ukraine] because we don’t have any action by Congress yet,” McCord said.
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With news of the failed audit, Republicans slammed the Pentagon, calling for more accountability. 
“The Pentagon has failed its sixth straight audit. $3.8 trillion vanished into thin air. Any other organization would face consequences,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAndyBiggsAZ/status/1725251664163283087" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
“DOD’s inability to adequately track assets risks our military readiness and represents a flagrant disregard for taxpayer funds, even as it receives nearly a trillion dollars annually,” the House Oversight Committee <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPoversight/status/1725173220028846303" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
“The recent failure of the Pentagon&#8217;s 6TH audit couldn&#8217;t make it clearer that we need accountability &amp; transparency. It&#8217;s time to independently [audit the Pentagon]. No institution is above scrutiny, especially the DoD w/ the largest budget of ANY fed agency,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1725185838139445494" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.  
The Center for Renewing America, a conservative policy organization, pointed to the leftist tilt of the military bureaucracy <a href="https://twitter.com/amrenewctr/status/1725205005467111586" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, “Our bureaucratic government agencies are as incompetent as they are WOKE &amp; WEAPONIZED!”

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When the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pentagon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pentagon</a>&#8216;s chief <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ufo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFO</a> investigator announced he would step down from the role next month, he hinted at just how distressing his findings regarding <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-reps-see-new-opportunity-for-ufo-select-committee-request-with-speaker-mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP)</a> have been.
Sean Kirkpatrick, the outgoing director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), said he believes &#8220;the best thing that could come out of this job is to prove that there are aliens,&#8221; <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/07/pentagon-ufo-boss-00125883" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to POLITICO</a>.
&#8220;If we don’t prove it’s aliens, then what we’re finding is evidence of other people doing stuff in our backyard,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And that’s not good.&#8221;
What Kirkpatrick appeared to be alluding to was the national security implications of the hundreds of UAP incidents AARO has been looking into since the office was set up in the <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3368109/dod-working-to-better-understand-resolve-anomalous-phenomena/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">summer of 2022</a>.
Just last month, Kirkpatrick reportedly <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/18/politics/us-ufo-reports-pentagon/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emphasized to CNN</a> that most sightings involve benign objects, such as balloons or drones, while others may be more nefarious in nature.
&#8220;There are some indicators that are concerning that may be attributed to foreign activity, and we are investigating those very hard,&#8221; he said at the time.
There has long been rampant speculation about what certain UAP may be, particularly those that appear to defy the laws of physics, leading some to suspect there may be extraterrestrial beings visiting Earth, or something else.
Retired Air Force Maj. David Grusch, a former U.S. intelligence and military official <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-defense-official-shares-claims-of-off-world-technology-expects-new-revelations-at-ufo-hearing">who claims</a> the government is covering up a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ufo">UFO</a> retrieval program, stoked that sense of wonder with congressional testimony over the summer in which he talked about there being non-human &#8220;biologics&#8221; in some of the recoveries.
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Kirkpatrick, who said the congressional UAP hearing was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congress-ufos-uaps-pentagon-aliens-631ad4d174ee9559580935ec11afcf3f">&#8220;insulting&#8221;</a> to members of his team, <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3575588/aaro-director-dr-sean-kirkpatrick-holds-an-off-camera-media-roundtable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted</a> in a press briefing that his office has &#8220;no evidence of any program having ever existed as a to do any sort of reverse engineering of any sort of extraterrestrial UAP program.&#8221;
The report from POLITICO, published on Tuesday evening, revealed that Kirkpatrick plans to leave his role in December. &#8220;I’m ready to move on. I have accomplished everything I said I was going to do,” he said.
Kirkpatrick also reportedly said he has a few tasks yet to finish up and that once he steps down, his deputy Tim Phillips will take command of AARO in an acting capacity until a full-time director is selected by the Pentagon.

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Top Pentagon UFO investigator Calling It Quits, Hopes Anomalous Tech Is Alien, Not ‘Other People’ In ‘Our Back Yard’

Top Pentagon UFO investigator Calling It Quits, Hopes Anomalous Tech Is Alien, Not 'Other People' In 'Our Back Yard'

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An independent news publisher on Monday sued the federal government and a &#8220;watchdog&#8221; group that touts itself as a media fact-checker, claiming First Amendment violations and defamation.
Consortium for Independent Journalism filed the <a href="https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/10_23_23%20-%20Consortium%20for%20Independent%20Journalism%20v.%20USA%20%26%20NewsGuard.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a> against NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. and the U.S. government in the Southern District of New York, accusing the organization of defaming Consortium News and conspiring with the government to violate the First Amendment.
The United States of America and NewsGuard &#8220;are engaged in a pattern and practice of labelling, stigmatizing and defaming American media organizations that oppose or dissent from American foreign and defense policy, particularly as to Russia and Ukraine,&#8221; the lawsuit reads.
According to the lawsuit, NewsGuard and the federal government formed an alliance under an element of the Intelligence Community known as the Pentagon Cyber Command.
The contract between the two defendants allegedly coerces news outlets to &#8220;alter viewpoints&#8221; through a NewsGuard program called the &#8220;misinformation fingerprints&#8221; project, which <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/04/29/the-pentagon-awarded-fact-checking-org-newsguard-a-750k-contract-last-year/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> received a $750,000 government grant in September 2021.
The lawsuit claims NewsGuard&#8217;s software has targeted and defamed Consortium News since the outlet was formed in 1995.
&#8220;NewsGuard attaches automatically (and arbitrarily) its electronic &#8216;brand safety&#8217; or &#8216;nutrition&#8217; labels to all works of a targeted media organization that appear on a NewsGuard subscriber&#8217;s search engine and social media platforms, thereby defaming the entirety of a news organization&#8217;s output and slandering its reputation for integrity,&#8221; the lawsuit reads.
Bruce Afran, Consortium News&#8217;s attorney, <a href="https://consortiumnews.com/2023/10/23/us-government-newsguard-sued-by-consortium-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said, &#8220;The First Amendment rights of all American media are threatened by this arrangement with the Defense Department to defame and abridge the speech of U.S. media groups.&#8221;
&#8220;When media groups are condemned by the government as &#8216;anti-U.S.&#8217; and are accused of publishing &#8216;false content&#8217; because they disagree with U.S. policies, the result is self-censorship and a destruction of the public debate intended by the First Amendment,&#8221; Afran said.
The publisher seeks a permanent injunction for the court to deem the program unconstitutional, prohibit the federal government and NewsGuard from continuing the alliance, and more than $13 million in damages.
The independent news publisher&#8217;s lawsuit comes a week after former State Department official Mike Benz, executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, claimed NewsGuard allegedly partnered with the European Union to develop codes to combat &#8220;mis- and disinformation&#8221; on the X social media platform.
The claim sparked a series of posts accusing NewsGaurd of working with other government agencies and organizations to discredit dissenting views from news outlets and influencers.
X-owner Elon Musk called NewsGuard a &#8220;scam&#8221; and said that the organization should be &#8220;disbanded immediately,&#8221; noting that &#8220;[a]nything with a name that sounds like it came out of an Orwell novel should never be trusted.&#8221;
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NewsGuard&#8217;s Matt Skibinski <a href="https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/elon-musk-newsguard-fact-checker/2023/10/19/id/1138987/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> called the organization &#8220;an alternative&#8221; to government suppression.
&#8220;NewsGuard was created as an alternative to the black-box algorithms that decide which news content is promoted and which is not on Big Tech platforms — and as an alternative to any government censorship of content,&#8221; he said in a statement to Newsmax last week.

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Independent News Publisher Sues US Gov, NewsGuard Over Alleged First Amendment Violations

Independent News Publisher Sues NewsGuard Over Alleged First Amendment Violations

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The Pentagon officials warned inadvertent conflict with China could erupt after releasing declassified pictures and videos on Tuesday showing Chinese aircraft displaying &#8220;highly concerning behavior&#8221; toward U.S. military planes in international airspace.
Dr. Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3560482/sabrina-singh-deputy-pentagon-press-secretary-holds-a-press-briefing-with-assis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters on Tuesday that more than 180 incidents have occurred over the East and South China Sea region since 2021, signifying a sharp increase in coercive and risky operational behavior in the last decade.
&#8220;That&#8217;s nearly 200 cases where [People&#8217;s Liberation Army] operators have performed reckless maneuvers or discharged chaff or shot off flares or approached too rapidly or too close to U.S. aircraft,&#8221; Ratner said. &#8220;All as part of trying to interfere with the ability of U.S. forces to operate safely in places where we and every country in the world have every right to be under international law.&#8221;
The U.S. has operated in the region for decades, Ratner said. However, reports indicate that Chinese forces have previously used such tactics to harass and irritate U.S. aircraft and its allies in international airspace. The <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3559903/department-of-defense-releases-declassified-images-videos-of-coercive-and-risky/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declassified documents</a> reportedly captured tense moments between U.S. and Chinese aircraft.
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The Pentagon has released video footage showing American aircraft being intercepted by Chinese planes.
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Earlier this year, Ratner said a Chinese fighter jet &#8220;clearly armed&#8221; approached an American aircraft flying over the South China Sea traveling &#8220;hundreds of miles per hour&#8221; from approximately 30 feet away and lingered at narrow proximity for roughly 15 minutes.
The Pentagon reportedly said that other occurrences included one Chinese fighter jet flying 10 feet below a U.S. aircraft in the East China Sea and another fighter jet intimidating an American plane by displaying weapons from approximately 40 feet away in the South China Sea. A Chinese pilot then responded with an expletive toward the U.S. pilot, who attempted to make contact with the person.
Ratner said the example of behavior points to what the Pentagon&#8217;s next annual China Military Power Report (CMPR) will describe as &#8220;a centralized and concerted campaign to perform these risky behaviors in order to coerce a change in lawful U.S. operational activity and that of U.S. allies and partners.&#8221;
Admiral John C. Aquilino, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, told reporters that such types of intercepts happen daily around the world but noted that the vast majority are conducted safely and without incident.
&#8220;I&#8217;m most concerned about the potential for accidents the way Dr. Ratner explained them, and those accidents could lead to miscalculation,&#8221; Aquilino said. &#8220;We must prevent these from happening in the theater.&#8221;
Pentagon officials said the interceptions from China fit into a wider effort to undermine international order by using naval and land maneuvers around foreign military equipment throughout the region.
&#8220;We&#8217;re seeing it against allies and partners,&#8221; Ratner said. &#8220;Not just the United States. We&#8217;re seeing it on land against our Indian partners. So this is part of a much broader picture.&#8221;
The news conference comes after months of the White House warning about Chinese military aggressiveness.
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/18/us-accuses-china-of-pattern-of-dangerous-air-force-manoeuvres-against-military-planes?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters in June that it &#8220;won&#8217;t be long before somebody gets hurt.&#8221;

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‘Highly Concerning Behavior’: Pentagon Declassifies Nearly 200 Intercepts Between US And Chinese Warplanes

'Highly Concerning Behavior': Pentagon Declassifies Nearly 200 Intercepts Between US And Chinese Warplanes

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives">House</a> members expect to receive classified briefings related to retired Air Force Maj. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ufo-whistleblower-claims-firsthand-access-to-things-he-cant-talk-about-publicly">David Grusch</a>, a former U.S. intelligence and military official <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-defense-official-shares-claims-of-off-world-technology-expects-new-revelations-at-ufo-hearing">who claims</a> the government is covering up a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ufo">UFO</a> retrieval program.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) first shared the news to X on Tuesday, nearly three months after Grusch <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-ufo-hearing-is-over-whats-next">testified</a> to a House Oversight panel, saying lawmakers were given the go-ahead to be briefed in a SCIF (sensitive compartmented information facility). Joe Khalil, a News Nation correspondent, later explained what the briefings might entail.
&#8220;CONFIRMED- I’m told there will be 2 members only briefings: One w/DOD Inspector General, the other w/Intel Community Inspector General,&#8221; he <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeKhalilTV/status/1714455056039240154">said</a> on Wednesday. &#8220;The Intel Community IG, according to UAP / UFO whistleblower David Grusch, has specific info Grusch provided that he couldn’t share publicly.&#8221;
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CONFIRMED- I’m told there will be 2 members only briefings: One w/DOD Inspector General, the other w/Intel Community Inspector General. 
The Intel Community IG, according to UAP / UFO whistleblower David Grusch, has specific info Grusch provided that he couldn’t share publicly. <a href="https://t.co/Cb4t6hIVWv">https://t.co/Cb4t6hIVWv</a>
&mdash; Joe Khalil (@JoeKhalilTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeKhalilTV/status/1714455056039240154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/">The Debrief</a> first reported in early June that Grusch, who alleges a multi-decade retrieval and reverse-engineering program has been illegally kept from Congress, provided classified information to both inspectors general and that a whistleblower reprisal investigation had been opened. In his testimony before Congress in July, Grusch went as far as to testify under oath that &#8220;non-human&#8221; biologics have been recovered from UFO crash sites.
Since he came forward, Grusch has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ufo-whistleblower-claims-firsthand-access-to-things-he-cant-talk-about-publicly">faced skepticism</a> due to his insistence that there is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whistleblower-testifies-he-knows-exact-locations-of-ufos">some information</a> he could not divulge to lawmakers outside of a classified setting and because he said there are certain details he learned second-hand, from other officials while leading efforts to study unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), the government&#8217;s preferred term for UFOs.
&#8220;This would take thousands and thousands of people for such an unbelievable cover-up to be occurring,&#8221; House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ufo-whistleblower-claims-firsthand-access-to-things-he-cant-talk-about-publicly">said</a> in a Fox News interview. &#8220;And for people to speak with such confidence over something that they do not know is, I think, something certainly everybody needs to be concerned about.&#8221;
Still, lawmakers have been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-uap-caucus-launched-members-send-letter-to-intel-community-inspector-general-seeking-answers">pushing for more transparency</a> ever since the hearing, prompting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/uap-caucus-denied-select-committee-disclosure-act-being-debated-in-house">a letter to the UAP Caucus</a> from Intelligence Community Inspector General Thomas Monheim that said his office “has not conducted any audit, inspection, evaluation, or review of alleged UAP programs within the responsibility and authority of the DNI [Director of National Intelligence] that would enable this office to provide a fulsome response to your questions.”
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The Department of Defense set up the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) to investigate UAP reports. AARO&#8217;s director, Sean Kirkpatrick, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/18/politics/us-ufo-reports-pentagon/index.html">told CNN</a> in a Wednesday report that he has &#8220;no evidence that suggests anything extraterrestrial in nature,&#8221; but he encouraged anyone who might have information to contact his team.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), who has been a leader in pushing for Congress to get more access to secret UFO information, <a href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1714471639591669939">told News Nation</a> that he expects the classified briefings to take place by Christmas, though he suggested the plan might be in flux as the House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-loses-ground-in-second-house-speaker-vote-loss">struggles to fill its speaker vacuum</a>, among other issues.
“I’ll believe it when I see everything. They’re scrambling right now. They’re nervous, and they should be,” Burchett said, adding that people at the Pentagon &#8220;should be&#8221; nervous.

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The Pentagon confirmed last week that the senior official named in an alleged <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/iranian-influence-operation-reached-top-levels-of-biden-administration-emails-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iranian influence operation</a> aimed at bolstering the global pariah&#8217;s image surrounding its nuclear program would keep her security clearance following an internal review.
Ariane Tabatabai, a senior official in the Defense Department, was identified in internal Iranian government emails obtained by <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/09/25/2023/inside-irans-influence-operation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Semfafor</a> last month as an alleged member of the Iran Experts Initiative — a network of influential overseas academics run by Tehran&#8217;s foreign ministry.
Republican lawmakers raised concerns over Tabatabai&#8217;s alleged membership, demanding Pentagon officials pull her security clearance pending a review of her ties with the theocratic regime in the Middle East, which U.S. officials accused of being complicit in the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel earlier this month. The Pentagon kept her security clearance after conducting an undisclosed internal review of her credentials.
&#8220;We have confirmed that Ms. Tabatabai&#8217;s employment and clearance processes were carried out in accordance with all appropriate laws and policies,&#8221; Rheanne E. Wirkkala, an assistant secretary of defense, wrote in an <a href="https://freebeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ernst-Tabatabai.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">October 13 letter</a> to Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), according to a copy obtained by the Free Beacon.
&#8220;The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has enrolled all Defense Department service members, civilians, and contractors with a security clearance in its continuous vetting program, which is a process that involves regularly reviewing a cleared individual&#8217;s background to ensure they continue to meet security clearance requirements and may continue to hold positions of trust,&#8221; the letter said.
Ernst joined several GOP lawmakers who demanded an investigation into Tabatabai&#8217;s alleged role in the Iran-based initiative, which was in close contact with the Iranians on messaging strategy with other top foreign policy officials in both the Obama and Biden administrations.
The Iowa Republican lawmaker <a href="https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/member-of-iranian-influence-network-to-keep-security-clearance-after-pentagon-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Free Beacon that Tabatabai&#8217;s clearance threatens national security.
&#8220;The Biden administration is compromised, but they continue to shamelessly defend allowing an Iranian spy to infiltrate and work at the Pentagon, likely allowing the regime access to highly sensitive information,&#8221; Ernst told the Free Beacon. &#8220;By continuing to brush this offense under the rug instead of taking this national security threat seriously by suspending Tabatabai&#8217;s security clearance, the Biden administration doubles down on its appeasement strategy that has already emboldened Iran and its terrorist proxies.&#8221;
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Tabatabai was allegedly in regular contact with Iranian officials and appeared to check in with Iran&#8217;s Foreign Ministry before attending policy events on at least two occasions, according to the emails observed by Semafor.
She also worked for President Joe Biden&#8217;s Special Envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, at the State Department until he was forced to step down after his security clearance was revoked for allegedly mishandling classified information.
&#8220;This should be the scandal of a generation: the world&#8217;s leading state sponsor of terrorism appears to have co-opted senior officials of the last two Democratic administrations with the purpose and achieved goal of influencing our foreign policy,&#8221; said Morgan Ortagus, a former State Department official, in a <a href="https://twitter.com/MorganOrtagus/status/1706640048806920448">post</a> on X.
The Pentagon defended Tabatabai&#8217;s employment to the Free Beacon following the Semafor report.
&#8220;Dr. Tabatabai was thoroughly and properly vetted as a condition of her employment with the Department of Defense,&#8221; a spokesman said at the time. &#8220;We are honored to have her serve.&#8221;
Brent Scher contributed to this report.

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Former CIA Director Michael Hayden suggested that he would be fine with an effort to &#8220;remove&#8221; Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tommy-tuberville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tommy Tuberville</a> (R-AL) from &#8220;the human race&#8221; — presumably because he continues to hold up the unanimous consent confirmations of military promotions.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/schumer-moves-to-confirm-top-military-nominees-after-tuberville-calls-audible" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tuberville</a> has opposed unanimous consent for mass confirmations — forcing them to be taken one at a time if they are considered at all — over the Pentagon&#8217;s policy providing travel allowances for service members seeking abortions. And on Monday, Nathalie Jacoby asked whether Tuberville should &#8220;be removed from his committee.&#8221;
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Should Tommy Tuberville be removed from his committee? 
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&mdash; Nathalie Jacoby (@nathaliejacoby1) <a href="https://twitter.com/nathaliejacoby1/status/1711524222688760017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;How about the humane race?&#8221; Hayden responded.
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How about the human race? <a href="https://t.co/UCGCfF1lA3">https://t.co/UCGCfF1lA3</a>
&mdash; Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) <a href="https://twitter.com/GenMhayden/status/1711554729518460955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Critics pointed out that Hayden&#8217;s words made it sound like he was fine with someone removing Tuberville from the human race.
&#8220;Former CIA Director Michael Hayden calls for the assassination of Sen. Tuberville because the senator is performing desperately needed oversight of the U.S. Military. Hayden, a renowned civil liberties violator, promoted the Biden laptop coverup and the Russia collusion scam,&#8221; The Federalist&#8217;s Mollie Hemingway said in a post on X.
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Former CIA Director Michael Hayden calls for the assassination of Sen. Tuberville because the senator is performing desperately needed oversight of the U.S. Military. Hayden, a renowned civil liberties violator, promoted the Biden laptop coverup and the Russia collusion scam. <a href="https://t.co/MpwOSxJkPj">pic.twitter.com/MpwOSxJkPj</a>
&mdash; Mollie (@MZHemingway) <a href="https://twitter.com/MZHemingway/status/1711566097470681415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Independent journalist Glenn Greenwald agreed, saying, &#8220;There&#8217;s always a lot of talk about &#8216;inciting violence&#8217; and many argue speech that does so should be banned. I can&#8217;t recall a tweet that more explicitly and obviously advocates murder than this one from Bush/Cheney CIA and NSA Director, and current CNN contributor, @GenMHayden.&#8221;
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There&#39;s always a lot of talk about &quot;inciting violence&quot; and many argue speech that does so should be banned. 
I can&#39;t recall a tweet that more explicitly and obviously advocates murder than this one from Bush/Cheney CIA and NSA Director, and current CNN contributor, <a href="https://twitter.com/GenMhayden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GenMHayden</a>: <a href="https://t.co/GQt3WR8tgn">pic.twitter.com/GQt3WR8tgn</a>
&mdash; Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) <a href="https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1711770240084848827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The CIA usually isn’t supposed to admit in public that they want to assassinate elected officials, General,&#8221; Damien Toell <a href="https://twitter.com/damintoell/status/1711601007803703657" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>.
Hayden responded on Tuesday, claiming that he hadn&#8217;t meant someone should remove Tuberville from the human race, only that people should not consider him a member of it.
&#8220;I was surprised to wake up this morning and discover that many MAGAnuts had lost their minds over my suggestion that &#8216;Coach&#8217; Tuberville not be considered a member of the human race. I stand by that view. I’m wishing you all a nice day even the intransigent Tommy Tuberville,&#8221; he said.
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I was surprised to wake up this morning and discover that many MAGAnuts had lost their minds over my suggestion that “Coach” Tuberville not be considered a member of the human race. I stand by that view. I’m wishing you all a nice day even the intransigent Tommy Tuberville.
&mdash; Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) <a href="https://twitter.com/GenMhayden/status/1711723043360256203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The word used was &#8216;removed,&#8217; General. Not &#8216;considered,'&#8221; Jay Caruso pointed out.
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The word used was “removed,” General. Not “considered.” <a href="https://t.co/PUb88dZKxg">https://t.co/PUb88dZKxg</a>
&mdash; Jay Caruso 🇮🇱 (@JayCaruso) <a href="https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/1711764415593234881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Former CIA Director Suggests He's Fine With Removing Sitting Senator From 'The Human Race'

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The U.S. military on Sunday announced plans to position a number of Navy ships and military aircraft closer to Israel as a sign of support after the Islamic terrorist organization Hamas attacked the nation over the weekend, leaving hundreds dead, including at least four Americans, according to reports.
&#8220;My thoughts continue to be with the people of Israel and the many families who have lost loved ones as a result of the abhorrent terrorist attack by Hamas,&#8221; Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3551716/statement-from-secretary-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-us-force-posture-changes-in-the/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a>. &#8220;Today, in response to this Hamas attack on Israel, and following detailed discussions with President Biden, I have directed several steps to strengthen Department of Defense posture in the region to bolster regional deterrence efforts.&#8221;
Austin directed the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern Mediterranean, which will include the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), and the Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), USS Ramage (DDG 61), USS Carney (DDG 64), and USS Roosevelt (DDG 80).
Additionally, U.S. officials have taken steps to move the U.S. Air Force F-35, F-15, F-16, and A-10 fighter aircraft squadrons in the region.
&#8220;The U.S. maintains ready forces globally to further reinforce this deterrence posture if required,&#8221; Austin added.
The assault on Israel began Saturday morning with rocket barrages and Hamas fighters crossing the border. Israel&#8217;s military said soldiers and civilians were taken captive on Saturday, though the exact number remains unclear.
More than 700 Israelis have been confirmed dead, and at least 2,000 have been injured, according to Israeli authorities. Fighting between the two forces continues to increase, which likely won&#8217;t cease for quite some time as Israel is reportedly struggling to retake control of some areas from terrorist invaders in the southern part of the country.
U.S. official <a href="https://twitter.com/timelywriter/status/1711081936431575080" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Associated Press that preliminary numbers show at least four U.S. citizens were killed during the attacks against Israel.
President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-offers-unwavering-commitment-to-israel-after-iran-backed-hamas-invades-country">said</a> he spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “reiterated [his] unwavering commitment to Israel’s security.”
The Biden administration is “looking at specific additional requests that the Israelis have made,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on CNN, adding, “I think you’re likely to hear more about that later today.”
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U.S. officials <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/us-plans-move-ships-planes-closer-israel-rcna119385" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> NBC News that the movement of military equipment could begin immediately, but the assets, specifically the ships, could take several days before taking position. The outlet reported that U.S. officials have also started planning possible non-combatant evacuations to remove American nationals from Israel.
Blinken <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blinken-says-u-s-working-to-verify-reports-of-americans-killed-or-captured-in-hamas-attack-on-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> earlier on Sunday that the Biden administration is looking into reports of Americans being killed or taken hostage, adding that Biden aims to “make sure that we’re providing Israel everything it needs in this moment to deal with the attacks from Hamas.”
Israel’s minister for strategic affairs, Ron Dermer, reportedly said American citizens are among the hostages taken by Hamas but could not provide further details about those who may have been killed.
The Pentagon said the U.S. will also provide the Israel Defense Forces with additional equipment and resources, including munitions.
&#8220;Strengthening our joint force posture, in addition to the material support that we will rapidly provide to Israel, underscores the United States&#8217; ironclad support for the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli people,&#8221; Austin said. &#8220;My team and I will continue to be in close contact with our Israeli counterparts to ensure they have what they need to protect their citizens and defend themselves against these heinous terrorist attacks.&#8221;
Ryan Saavedra and Daniel Chaitan contributed to this report.

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U.S. Military To Position Ships And Aircraft Squadrons Closer To Israel Following Hamas Attacks

U.S. Military To Position Navy Ships, Military Aircraft Closer To Israel Following Hamas Attacks

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U.S. officials transferred over a million seized and forfeited <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iranian</a> rounds of ammunition to Ukrainian armed forces on Monday as the Pentagon warned funding to support Kyiv in its ongoing war with Russia is running low.
“The U.S. is committed to working with our allies and partners to counter the flow of Iranian lethal aid in the region by all lawful means including U.S. and U.N. sanctions and through interdictions,” U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) officials said in a <a href="https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3547919/seized-and-forfeited-lethal-aid-materiels/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a>.
The transfer included approximately 1.1 million 7.62mm rounds obtained over the summer by the Department of Justice’s civil forfeiture claims against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Naval forces with CENTCOM originally seized the munitions, which could <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/04/pentagon-to-send-iranian-weapons-to-ukraine-00119900" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> be fired from AK-47 rifles, last year when Iranian armed forces were transferring the rounds to the Houthis in Yemen. U.S. officials accused the group of violating a United Nations Security Council resolution that imposed sanctions on rebel groups undermining the stability of Yemen.
The Biden administration reportedly has been weighing legal options to send the seized weapons to Ukrainian forces, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/04/politics/us-iran-seized-weapons-ukraine/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to CNN.
The outlet noted that the U.S. Navy seized thousands of Iranian rifles and more than one million rounds of ammunition from fishing vessels used to transfer weapons to Yemen. Last January, approximately 3,000 rifles and 23 anti-tank guided missiles were confiscated by U.S. forces.
Naval forces have <a href="https://www.jpost.com/international/internationalrussia-ukraine-war/article-761711" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> confiscated weapons, including various missiles, drones, explosives, and rocket fuel, from dhows and speedboats smuggling Iranian arms in recent years.
The move comes after congressional leaders withheld additional aid to Kyiv in the stopgap spending measure passed over the weekend to avert a government shutdown.
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The Pentagon told House and Senate leaders in a <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/congress-sent-u-s-munitions-to-ukraine-now-pentagon-is-warning-that-funds-are-too-low-to-replace-them" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter of concern</a> last week that funding to support Ukraine&#8217;s critical and urgent defense needs to prepare for Russia&#8217;s winter offensive continues to decline.
Pentagon Comptroller Michael McCord told House and Senate leaders in the letter that approximately $1.6 billion remains left out of the $25.9 billion in weapons funding for Ukrainian forces. Additionally, McCord said the U.S. has about $5.4 billion left to supply weapons and equipment from its stockpiles.
“We have already been forced to slow down the replenishment of our own forces to hedge against an uncertain funding future,” McCord said in the letter. “Failure to replenish our military services on a timely basis could harm our military’s readiness.”
On Tuesday, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh reportedly confirmed that the financial support would soon run out if Congress does not authorize additional funding.
“We have enough funding authorities to meet Ukraine’s battlefield needs for just a little bit longer, but we need Congress to act to ensure there is no disruption in our support,” Singh said.
Since the full-scale war erupted in February 2022, the U.S. has sent Ukraine more than $44 billion in security assistance to meet the nation&#8217;s critical security and defense needs.
President Joe Biden asked Congress last month to approve an additional $24 billion package to Ukraine for military aid and economic, humanitarian, and security assistance for other countries impacted by the war.

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U.S. Sends 1.1 Million Rounds Of Seized Iranian Munitions To Ukraine

US Sends 1.1 Million Rounds Of Seized Iranian Munitions To Ukraine

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Former Pentagon spokesman John Kirby appeared to suggest on Tuesday that when it came to matters affecting national security, access to abortions was just as important as making sure the right officers were confirmed in the right jobs.
Kirby, who currently serves as Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council, made the comments during a press briefing — when asked why, if the Pentagon&#8217;s abortion policy was preventing those confirmations from taking place, they didn&#8217;t simply reverse the policy in the name of national security.
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&#8220;If the national security is truly at risk, as the administration says, then isn&#8217;t keeping that abortion policy in place in effect superseding national security?&#8221; one reporter asked.
&#8220;How — I&#8217;m not sure I understand —&#8221; Kirby tried to wrap his head around the underlying question.
&#8220;You want to get the nominations through, right?&#8221; the reporter clarified. &#8220;You take back the policy &#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;Oh, so the suggestion is that we should just turn our backs — no, I get it,&#8221; Kirby responded to the reporter&#8217;s objection that it was his personal position on the topic. &#8220;But the suggestion is we should just turn our backs on one in five of every person in the United States military, let alone their family members, just so we can get these officers confirmed. That&#8217;s the suggestion that I think you&#8217;re elucidating.&#8221;
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Kirby went on to complain that not allowing military members and their families access to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-moves-to-block-funding-for-abortion-travel-as-lawmakers-prepare-to-vote-on-military-spending" target="_blank" rel="noopener">funds for travel</a> — assuming abortions are not legal where they live or are stationed — would be &#8220;an egregious violation of the covenant&#8221; made between the U.S. military and those who signed up to serve in its ranks.
&#8220;Remember this, they&#8217;re volunteers,&#8221; Kirby continued. &#8220;There&#8217;s not conscription, there&#8217;s no draft. People volunteer for this. And when they volunteer for that duty, they have every right to expect that they&#8217;re going to get the health care they need.&#8221;
&#8220;A healthy force is a ready force,&#8221; he concluded, adding, &#8220;So don&#8217;t talk to me about national security being impaired. The one impairing national security is Senator Tuberville — not only because he&#8217;s depriving the military of necessary leadership in the field and at sea, but he&#8217;s also willing to deprive female members of the military, 20% of the force, from necessary health care. That, both, is a violation of national security.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joint-chiefs-nominee-knocks-tubervilles-hold-on-military-promotions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tuberville&#8217;s block</a> only applies to mass confirmations that can be undertaken by the Senate if there is unanimous consent. His hold forces the Senate to either refuse to take up the promotions entirely or to take them up on an individual basis — which would take longer, but achieve the same result.

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Defense</a> official was recently charged with facilitating a dogfighting ring that allegedly executed some of the dogs that survived the fights with jumper cables. 
Frederick Douglass Moorefield Jr., 62, of Arnold, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/maryland" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maryland</a>, the former deputy chief information officer for the Secretary of Defense’s office, was charged last month alongside 49-year-old Mario Damon Flythe of Glen Burnie, Maryland, with promoting and furthering animal fighting venture, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/two-anne-arundel-county-men-including-department-defense-deputy-chief-charged" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Department of Justice. 
According to the DOJ, Moorefield and Flythe used an encrypted messaging system to discuss how to train dogs to fight and coordinate the violent contests. Moorefield’s operation was known as “Geehad Kennels,” while Flythe’s was “Razor Sharp Kennels,” authorities said.
The affidavit against them says they discussed betting on the fights, ways to hide their behavior from law enforcement, and dogs that died. Both individuals&#8217; homes were searched on September 6, and investigators took a number of items that appeared to be connected to the alleged crimes. 
“Following the execution of these warrants, twelve dogs were recovered and seized by the federal government,” the DOJ said. “Law enforcement also recovered veterinary steroids, training schedules, a carpet that appeared to be stained with blood, and a weighted dog vest with a patch reading ‘Geehad Kennels.’ In addition, law enforcement officers seized a device consisting of an electrical plug and jumper cables, which the affidavit alleges is consistent with devices used to execute dogs that lose dogfights.”
Two dead dogs were found in a plastic bag just six miles from Moorefield’s home in November 2018 by Anne Arundel County Animal Patrol. They had wounds indicating dogfighting, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/us/pentagon-dog-fighting-ring.html#:~:text=The%20Pentagon%20said%20in%20a,Tim%20Gorman%20said." target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to court documents. Mail addressed to Moorefield’s home was reportedly discovered in the plastic bag. 
“We can confirm that the individual is no longer in the workplace, but we cannot comment further on an individual personnel matter,” Lt. Commander Tim Gorman <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/us/pentagon-dog-fighting-ring.html#:~:text=The%20Pentagon%20said%20in%20a,Tim%20Gorman%20said.">said</a> on Monday. 
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As Task and Purpose <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/pentagon-official-dog-fighting-ring/">reported</a>, Moorefield&#8217;s position appears to have been filled by Kevin Mulvihill, who is <a href="https://dodcio.defense.gov/About-DoD-CIO/bios/mulvihill.aspx">now</a> listed as the acting deputy chief information officer. 
Both individuals charged could face a maximum of five years in prison if convicted.

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Congressional leaders received a <a href="https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrats.appropriations.house.gov/files/DOD%20Letter%20to%20%20Congressional%20Leaders%20on%20Ukraine%20Assistance%20%28Jeffries%29.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> of concern on Friday from Pentagon officials who warned that funding to support Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia is running low.
Pentagon Comptroller Michael McCord told House and Senate leaders in the letter that approximately $1.6 billion remains left out of the $25.9 billion in weapons funding for Ukrainian forces. Additionally, McCord said the U.S. has about $5.4 billion left to supply weapons and equipment from its stockpiles.
“We have already been forced to slow down the replenishment of our own forces to hedge against an uncertain funding future,” McCord said in the letter. “Failure to replenish our military services on a timely basis could harm our military’s readiness.”
Without additional funding, the U.S. would have to halt sending equipment that is “critical and urgent now as Russia prepares to conduct a winter offensive.”
The letter comes amid Congress passing a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-stopgap-spending-measure-with-no-additional-support-for-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stopgap spending measure</a> over the weekend to prevent a government shutdown for 45 days that avoids sending additional aid to Ukraine, which a chorus of Republicans in the House and Senate strongly oppose including in any spending packages.
A group of other Republicans, led by Sen. JD Vance and Texas Rep. Chip Roy, sent a letter to Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, arguing that the American people “deserve to know” how further aid to Ukraine is spent.
“The American people deserve to know what their money has gone to. How is the counteroffensive going? Are the Ukrainians any closer to victory than they were 6 months ago? What is our strategy, and what is the president’s exit plan? What does the administration define as victory in Ukraine?” the letter <a href="https://www.vance.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-vance-colleagues-reject-indefinite-war-in-ukraine/">asked</a>. “It would be an absurd abdication of congressional responsibility to grant this request without knowing the answers to these questions.”
Since the full-scale war erupted in February 2022, the U.S. has sent Ukraine more than $44 billion on security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs.
President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-congress-debates-ukraine-aid-pentagon-warns-money-running-low-2023-10-02/#:~:text=President%20Joe%20Biden%20asked%20Congress,part%20of%20a%20spending%20bill." target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> Congress last month to approve an additional $24 billion package to Ukraine for military aid and economic, humanitarian, and security assistance for other countries impacted by the war.
Biden reportedly said on Sunday that the aid would continue flowing to Ukraine while acknowledging time is of the essence.
“We cannot under any circumstances allow America’s support for Ukraine to be interrupted,” Biden said. “We have time, not much time, and there’s an overwhelming sense of urgency.”
Sources for Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-02/biden-plans-call-with-allies-to-reassure-support-for-ukraine?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics&amp;utm_content=politics#xj4y7vzkg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> told the outlet that Biden plans on contacting allies to reassure them that Ukrainian support would continue as he publicly announced he expects House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to “keep his word” about securing passage of support for the Eastern European nation, despite many American citizens battling high prices in the homeland while the U.S.-Mexico border experiences record high illegal crossings.
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While the majority of Congress has been steadfast in their support for Ukraine, the bipartisan bill has no funding to continue it.
We can&#39;t allow this to be interrupted.
I expect the Speaker to keep his word and secure the passage of support for Ukraine at this critical moment.
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that another support package for Ukraine would be announced “soon” that is enough to meet Ukraine’s “urgent battlefield needs for a bit longer.”
Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-congress-funding-13727f76561a80d2f00267a13667c33a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Associated Press that Ukrainian resistance against Russian forces could begin to weaken if the support from the U.S. stops.
“If there’s no new money, they’re going to start feeling it by Thanksgiving,” he said.

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