Statewide Iowa — Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic challenger Mike Franken agree U.S. military support of Ukraine is critical. Some of Grassley’s GOP peers have said U.S. assistance should be cut off.
Franken says if Ukraine falls, Russian president Vladamir Putin will order more invasions.
The candidates made their comments Thursday night during a debate on Iowa PBS. At nearly the same time, President Biden told a crowd in New York that Putin is not joking about using tactical nuclear weapons. Franken, a retired Navy admiral, says if that happens, U.S. aide workers should be sent to assist burn victims — and some will be unarmed but specially trained American soldiers. Grassley says that’s unwise.
Thursday night’s hour-long forum was the only debate between the two candidates before the November 8th election.
