Reporter Presses Karoline Leavitt On Ukraine Weapons Pause Amid Intense Russian Attacks

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During a White House press briefing on Monday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the Trump administration's pause on weapon transfers to Ukraine.

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00:00Hey, Caroline, can you just please walk us through the decision to halt the supply of weapons to Ukraine

00:06at a time when Russia is really hitting Ukrainian cities and civilians?

00:10Was that the president who decided that, or did the Pentagon do it with that as approval?

00:15No, neither of those things are true. I'm happy to walk you through it.

00:18This was a standard review by the Pentagon of all weapons and all aid and all support

00:23that the United States is providing all countries and all regions around the world, not just Ukraine.

00:29When the Secretary of Defense took office, he directed the Pentagon to conduct this review

00:34to ensure that everything that's going out the door aligns with America's interests.

00:38So it's a pause to review to ensure that everything the Pentagon is pushing out there

00:43is in the best interest of our military and our men and women in uniform. Fran.

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