Trump told reporters he totally withheld aid from Ukraine while pressuring its president to investigate Joe Biden, but not in a corrupt way
that the call was “perfectly fine and respectful,” a stance that’s become less and less credible by the hour.
“As far as withholding funds, those funds were paid. They were fully paid. But my complaint has always been, and I’d withhold again and I’ll continue to withhold until such time as Europe and other nations contribute to Ukraine because they’re not doing it,” TrumpOf course, when the president says his complaint “has always been” that he wanted other countries to pay their fare share, he means his complaint as of today.
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