Tulsi Gabbard on ukraine: what the evidence says · JRE #2032
SUBJECT: UKRAINE
Not a true/false call. Every claim is logged with its sources; read the exhibits below.
He's asking Congress for $24 billion for the war in Ukraine and $0 for Maui.
What the evidence says 01 / RECORD
On August 10, 2023, two days after the Maui wildfires began, the White House sent Congress a $40 billion emergency supplemental funding request. The request did include $24 billion for Ukraine (security, economic, and humanitarian assistance), but it also included $12 billion for FEMA to address wildfires and other natural disasters nationwide, plus over $3 billion for border and migration needs. The request was broken into three tranches (Ukraine, disaster relief, border security) and was not itemized with a specific Maui dollar figure, but disaster relief broadly, funds that would flow toward Maui recovery, was part of the same package rather than $0. Gabbard's claim is accurate on the $24 billion Ukraine figure but omits the $12 billion disaster relief component of the same request, making the framing misleading.