The White House may link Ukraine and Israel aid requests to secure GOP support, a report says.
House Republicans have voted against Ukraine aid bills, as support for the war has dropped.
AdvertisementAdvertisementIn July, 70 House Republicans supported an amendment to the country's annual defense bill that would have cut off all US military aid to Ukraine.
Biden's administration is now hoping to capitalize on the Republican Party's near-unanimous support for Israel to pass Ukraine aid through Congress.
AdvertisementAdvertisementBut John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council in the White House, declined to say if the two packages would be linked, per the newspaper.
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