Trump supports a new Republican coalition that plans to withdraw US intervention in Ukraine, the Middle East and Europe
Republican lawmakers, in the manner of former US President Donald Trump, are working with a wide range of conservative groups to withdraw US support for Ukraine, the Middle East and Europe and halt military intervention in these regions.
And according to the Axios website, which obtained information on Republican movements from US officials, as the Republican Party prepares to regain control of the House and possibly the Senate next year, this group could grow exponentially.
Trump supports the members of this coalition first of the new bloc, who have openly violated the foreign policy doctrine of the Republicans.
Last week, 11 Republicans in the Senate voted "no" to a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, the clearest sign of the new coalition's expanding influence.
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky), who led the opposition in the Senate, gathered in his office with several key players in this new alliance before the House votes on the measure earlier this month.
Among them were representatives from the Koch political network, the Cato Institute, the populist group American Moment and the American Conservative magazine, according to a source who attended the meeting.
"Promoting a realistic foreign policy agenda has always been a priority for Dr. Paul, which is why he has been holding meetings with interest groups and fellow members for years and will continue to do so in the future," a spokesman for Paul told Axios.
Attendees at this meeting discussed goals and strategies related to Ukraine as well as US foreign policy in general.
The source described the atmosphere as optimistic, as Paul saw that the vote to withdraw support from the Ukrainian file is a catalyst for the "realist" elements in the Republican Party that seek to withdraw the United States from major military intervention in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere.
This comes at a time when the Biden administration is escalating the US intervention in Somalia, a move that members of the new Republican coalition expect to oppose.
The Republican leadership sought to play down the influence of this new bloc of members plotting a change in foreign policy, describing it as a marginal faction that still represented a small minority.
Supporters of the new bloc in Congress and in groups that make up an outside policy infrastructure say they are more aligned with core Republican voters, donors, and, most importantly, with Trump, an individual force in the party.
In the context of Ukraine, this movement is skeptical or simply opposed to significant US commitments while the country is fighting a Russian invasion.
The impact of the new alliance will soon be felt when the Senate votes on Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
This measure is unlikely to attract as much opposition as the Ukraine aid bill.
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