US EditionTrump: ‘I haven’t thought about’ who ordered Ukraine weapons pause
UNITED STATES, JUL 09 – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth halted shipments over stockpile concerns without informing the White House, sparking bipartisan alarm and disrupting aid amid escalating Russian attacks on Ukraine.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump admitted he hadn’t thought about who ordered the Ukraine weapons pause, which affected defensive shipments to Kyiv.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved the weapons halt at Colby’s urging to conserve U.S. stockpiles, following Trump's July 3 call with Putin, without White House notification.
- The pause stopped Patriot missile interceptors and air defense weapons, blindsiding the State Department, Congress, Ukraine, and allies, after Hegseth acted without White House approval.
- Hours after Trump said he 'didn't know' who ordered the Ukraine weapons halt, Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, prompting the Pentagon to resume shipments.
- More broadly, U.S. lawmakers and officials were caught off guard by the Ukraine weapons pause, with Senate Majority Leader McConnell urging stronger support and increased munitions production.
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Lawrence: Today Trump proved there is no way he can fake sounding smart about anything
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how “the truth of everything Donald Trump does and doesn't do as president” is encapsulated in this example of “Trumpian stupidity” when Trump responds to a question by a White House reporter about the pause of weapons to Ukraine saying, “I haven’t thought about it.”
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NewsweekTrump says he hasn't 'thought about' who approved the pause of weapons to Ukraine
President Donald Trump isn't offering any clarity on who issued last week's order to pause the delivery of some critical weapons shipments to Ukraine, a move he reversed on Monday.
Trump Dodges, Denies and Deflects Questions as Ukraine Weapons Scandal Grows
The halted Ukraine weapons scandal is growing as President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had not even thought about who gave the order to pause the shipment of vital munitions—which caused tremendous turmoil inside the White House, Congress, and Kyiv—but if it had been given, he claimed, he would have both known about it and likely been the one to give it. Last week, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, for the third time, approved the de…
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