McConnell lays into Pentagon for sitting on $400M in Ukraine aid

Apr 29, 2026 - 10:01
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McConnell lays into Pentagon for sitting on $400M in Ukraine aid
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who now chairs the powerful Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, is taking the Pentagon to task for sitting on $400 million in military aid to Ukraine authorized by Congress. And he is putting the spotlight on Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy, as the most likely obstacle…