McConnell Defies Trump in Pushing GOP Support for $60B Ukraine Aid Package, Putting Leadership at Risk
• Mitch McConnell pushed fellow lawmakers to support Ukraine aid, risking his leadership and defying Trump
• 22 GOP senators joined Dems to pass $95B foreign aid bill with $60B for Ukraine after battle exposing rifts in GOP
• McConnell promotes view US should defend democracy abroad, while "America First" GOP says US has done enough for allies
• Trump personally lobbied GOP senators against Ukraine aid and is lobbying House Republicans, making McConnell's efforts "doubly challenging"
• Fate of Ukraine aid package now in hands of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who pledged not to take it up without border provisions