White House split over decision to halt ammunition supplies to Ukraine
03 n 2025 15:41
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Republican Michael McCaul said the decision to suspend supplies was made without consultation.
Republican Michael McCaul, the honorary chairman of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said that there was a split in the White House on the issue of suspending ammunition supplies to Ukraine.
McCaul notes that the decision to suspend the supply of ammunition was made without consultation. He notes:
I think the director of policy at the Department of Defense, this guy Colby (US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby - ed.). We don’t actually have a national security adviser… I’m not even sure Rubio was consulted on this issue… There is an internal split in the White House.
According to Politico, the Pentagon’s decision surprised even people who are usually well-informed on such issues. Even in the Republican Party, it is noted that the decision to suspend the supply of weapons to Ukraine seems to have been made without proper coordination within the US presidential administration.
Republican Brian Fitzpatrick even wrote a letter to Trump asking for an emergency briefing on the suspension of supplies, which were approved by the Joe Biden administration.
Officials familiar with the situation also told Politico on condition of anonymity that the Pentagon did not consult with the State Department, Keith Kellogg’s team or the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. But the White House denies that the decision was a surprise, although they also spoke on condition of anonymity.
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole said he learned of the decision from the news but had no complaints. He said:
I have no reason to doubt the explanation that has been given now, that we have reached a critical shortage of our own resources… I know how much material we have used up, more than anyone could have imagined six months ago, because of what happened in the Middle East. So there are limits. We have real problems with our industrial base.
In turn, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Mike Rogers, believes that the delay in deliveries is only to check its own stocks after recent military operations in the Middle East.
At the same time, the deputy expressed his belief that the Pentagon should publicly explain why it suspended weapons deliveries.
I think the director of policy at the Department of Defense, this guy Colby (US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby - ed.). We don’t actually have a national security adviser… I’m not even sure Rubio was consulted on this issue… There is an internal split in the White House.
According to Politico, the Pentagon’s decision surprised even people who are usually well-informed on such issues. Even in the Republican Party, it is noted that the decision to suspend the supply of weapons to Ukraine seems to have been made without proper coordination within the US presidential administration.
Republican Brian Fitzpatrick even wrote a letter to Trump asking for an emergency briefing on the suspension of supplies, which were approved by the Joe Biden administration.
Officials familiar with the situation also told Politico on condition of anonymity that the Pentagon did not consult with the State Department, Keith Kellogg’s team or the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. But the White House denies that the decision was a surprise, although they also spoke on condition of anonymity.
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole said he learned of the decision from the news but had no complaints. He said:
I have no reason to doubt the explanation that has been given now, that we have reached a critical shortage of our own resources… I know how much material we have used up, more than anyone could have imagined six months ago, because of what happened in the Middle East. So there are limits. We have real problems with our industrial base.
In turn, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Mike Rogers, believes that the delay in deliveries is only to check its own stocks after recent military operations in the Middle East.
At the same time, the deputy expressed his belief that the Pentagon should publicly explain why it suspended weapons deliveries.
