These Republicans have pushed back against DeSantis’s Ukraine comments - The Hill

“While the U.S. has many vital national interests — securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural, and military power of the Chinese Communist Party — becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them,” DeSantis said in response to a Fox News questionnaire of potential 2024 presidential candidates.

The remarks echoed criticism from some within the Republican Party about the level of funding the American government has offered to Ukraine, but also landed him squarely in the crosshairs of some GOP hawks.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) questions Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Thursday, March 9, 2023 to discuss the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio last month.

is seen during a House Jan. 6 committee business meeting on Monday, December 19, 2022 to vote on criminal referrals and give a final presentation prior to releasing their report.

Cheney, who lost reelection to the House last year after becoming one of former President Trump’s main rivals, said that DeSantis was wrong in his assessment of the importance of U.S. involvement in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) addresses reporters during a press conference on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 to discuss the new Washington, D.C., criminal code introduced by the House.