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# Ukraine aid: Mike Johnson’s legislative rodeo with Trump
- URL: https://www.europeans.today/2024/04/19/ukraine-aid-mike-johnsons-legislative-rodeo-with-trump/
- Published: 2024-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-20T02:05:36.000Z
- Description: Mike Johnson is hoping the ‘Orange Bump’ will be enough to push his bills through Congress for Israel, Indo-Pacific, and Ukraine. | Today’s Political Cartoon by FM Hansen.
- Author: FM Hansen
- Tags: Political Cartoons, Donald Trump

### Mike Johnson is hoping the ‘Orange Bump’ will be enough to push his bills through Congress for Israel, Indo-Pacific, and Ukraine. | Today’s Political Cartoon by FM Hansen.

T he House of Representatives has successfully advanced the critical foreign aid package, a significant step in addressing the conflict in Ukraine. 

This package includes **$61bn** designated for the conflict, encompassing **$23bn** for replenishing US weapons, **$26bn** for Israel (including **$9.1bn** for humanitarian needs), and **$8.12bn** for the Indo-Pacific region. This progress was made possible by a bipartisan coalition that overcame procedural obstacles, ensuring its progression to final votes this weekend.

The progress of the aid package was significantly influenced by the support Johnson received from Donald Trump during an event at the former president’s residence in Florida. Trump’s indirect support for aid to Ukraine, expressed through a social media post last Thursday after a meeting with President Andrzej Duda of Poland who has expressed concerns about Russia’s influence in Eastern Europe, also played a crucial role.

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###### [CREDIT: FM HANSEN](https://twitter.com/fmhansen/?ref=europeans.today)

  
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##### ▪ **Text:** This piece was first published in PUBLIC SQUARE UK on 19 April 2024.

##### ▪ **Cover:** [FM Hansen](https://twitter.com/fmhansen?ref=europeans.today). (Licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=europeans.today).)

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