Jeff Mason: Reuters White House correspondent says Biden's speech was to rally support for $100 billion for Israel and Ukraine
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A White House correspondent says US President Joe Biden will likely ask for roughly $100 billion dollars to boost aid to Israel and Ukraine.
Biden spoke from the Oval Office, outlining why the US should provide further aid and why they can't sit by and watch the violence inflicted by Putin and Hamas.
Reuters' Jeff Mason told Jason Pine the main objective of the speech was to rally Americans' support for the funding.
“60 of which is likely to go to Ukraine, 10 of which is likely to go to Israel, and the rest to other regions as well. So it’s a massive package.”
The speech comes hours after the US shot down a number of missiles and drones fired from Yemen over the Red Sea possibly heading toward Israel.
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