Republican Congressman Tim Burchett tells the BBC that America will no longer be “the world’s peacekeeper” as they are “going to have to protect our own”.
Speaking on The World Tonight, he says: “We’ve done a poor job of protecting our own borders and we’ve stretched our fiscal ability very thin with this war, and we’ve done enough, and it’s time for everyone else to step up.”
Burchett describes the minerals deal with Ukraine, which would see the US gain access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, as “a masterful move by Trump” and says the presence of American civilians would guarantee Ukrainian security.
“When we start getting the minerals out of there, Russia will not want to harm a hair on an American businessperson’s head,” Burchett explains.
Burchett also welcomes Donald Trump’s decision to suspend arms shipments to Ukraine: “It’s not our war. It’s Europe’s war. We’ve funded this thing from day one. The American taxpayers have.
On Putin, Burchett says: “Putin’s a no good thug. There’s no question there. But again, here we are messing in somebody else’s business.”
SOURCE: BBC
