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On @SteveKingIA saying Obama just "sent blankets" to Ukraine.

NOPE

While it's true Obama did NOT provide Ukraine with “lethal assistance,” they DID provide extensive military and security aid.

cnn.com/.../donald-tru…
@SteveKingIA U.S. and European officials (including Germany) in 2015 were concerned that providing Javelins would escalate the conflict with Russia.

Many experts, including Fiona Hill, changed their minds. In Obama's last year, Congress authorized lethal aid, but not the Javelins.
@SteveKingIA Trump was withholding all $400 million, even though Congress had appropriated it and Defense had said (in May) that Ukraine’s new president, who ran on an anti-corruption platform, met all anti-corruption standards.
@SteveKingIA Ukraine was 19 days away from getting NOTHING, Taylor testified. Days after Trump learned of the whistleblower report and 1 day after Bolton (drug deal) quit, he released it (without explanation) and Congress had to scramble to get it to them.
@SteveKingIA Also, Trump has sought to cut foreign aid programs focused on corruption, generally. washingtonpost.com/.../trump-admi…
@SteveKingIA sorry here's the fact check: cnn.com/2019/09/26/pol…
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