Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) held a press conference at Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on April 12, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. They spoke about "election integrity," which has been one of the former president's top issues. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
He added, "We keep handing out gifts of billions and billions of dollars, and we’ll take a look at it."
Trump has been highly critical of the United States' financial support to Ukraine, claiming that money has been spent without clear improvement in the conflict.
It's not the first time Trump has floated the loan idea — he once expressed such a format for aid via a message on his propietary social media website Truth Social.
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Speaker Mike Johnson rolled out an election integrity package at a press conference with Trump. (Getty Images)
He added, "They have to equalize. If they don’t equalize I’m very upset about it, because they’re affected much more than we are."
The joint conference with Johnson was centered on "election integrity" and served to solidify support around the speaker as his support among some GOP lawmakers has wavered.
Trump allies in the House have become the most fierce opponents to continued financial aid for Ukraine, insisting that foreign wars have no relevance to the U.S. and do not warrant intervention.
Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com
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