What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 19 Feb 2025?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
But think of it, a modestly successful comedian, President Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 billion to go into a war that basically couldn't be won, that never had to start, and never would have started if I was President—not even a chance.
Not $350 billion. Congress had made about $182.75 billion available for the U.S. response to the invasion of Ukraine as of December 2024, about half his figure.
As of Dec. 31, 2024, Congress had appropriated or otherwise made available $182.75 billion since February 2022 for the U.S. response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, about half the figure Trump gave. The most recent Ukraine-specific appropriation had been enacted on April 24, 2024 (Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve, quarterly report to Congress, released Feb. 12, 2025).
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- Remarks at the Future Investment Initiative Institute Priority Summit in Miami Beach, Florida.
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