Asked by CNN moderator Kaitlan Collins if he wants Ukraine to win the war, Trump replied: “I don’t think in terms of winning or losing. I think in terms of solving it so that we stop killing all these people.” He added: «I want everyone to stop dying.»
Trump’s failure to endorse Ukraine «was the most shocking moment of the debate,» Christie said. «If you don’t say you think Ukraine should win the war, I don’t know where you stand on Putin.»
On the other hand, Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), who has been outspoken about supporting Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia but voted with other House Republicans against sending additional aid in December, praised to Trump for being “smart enough, tactical enough” for not making foreign policy decisions on stage.
But if President Joe Biden had given the same answer on the war, «I would slam the door [him]Mast told CNN’s Phil Mattingly on Thursday morning. neck has endorsed trump for president in 2024.
The CNN anchor asked Mast why he is not criticizing the former president for the comments, to which the representative responded that «they are two very different people and they act in two very different ways,» citing the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. and the politics of the southern border.