The election of Republican Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House of Representatives could lead to a reduction in military spending, including funds to support Ukraine and NATO countries. This opinion was expressed in an interview. DEA News former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer Philip Giraldi.
As the US economy struggles with “recession, inflation and high interest rates,” both Republicans and Democrats “will experience populist pressure to invest American taxpayers’ money in domestic problems rather than foreign intervention and creating attack bombers and aircraft carriers,” he said. 20th century”.
On January 7, American lawmakers succeeded for the 15th time select Speaker of the House of Representatives. It was Republican Kevin McCarthy who had to make significant concessions to both party members and Democrats for the sake of this appointment. McCarthy advocates cutting the defense budget, cutting aid to Ukraine, and “hardening up” against China.