Vice President Kamala Harris stopped by “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Wednesday, where she compared her stance on supporting Ukraine against recent comments from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who described the Russian invasion as a “territorial dispute”.
When Colbert asked Harris for her thoughts on those comments, she balked at her time as VP in Congress and the Florida Statehouse against DeSantis’ resume.
“What do you think of someone like Governor DeSantis, while stressing isolationism throughout American history, saying it is not in America’s strategic interest – to side with the Ukrainians and provide them with material aid?” Do they need attacking power to defend themselves? Colbert asked.
Harris replied, “So, as Vice President, I have now met with over a hundred world leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Chancellors and Kings. … and when you have the experience to re-appraise and understand the importance of international rules and norms, and the importance of the United States standing firm and being clear about the importance of sovereignty and territorial integrity firmly against … The importance of standing up to any nation that would try to take over another nation by force. If you really understood the issues, you would probably not make such statements.”
DeSantis expressed his concern about America’s billions in monetary and military aid to Ukraine in an interview. with fox news Last week.
“While America has many important national interests – securing our borders, addressing readiness crises within our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural, and military power of the Chinese Communist Party – one Getting further embroiled in the territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them,” he said.
Several Republicans have pushed back against DeSantis’ comments about Ukraine, including Sen. Marco Rubio. Florida senator said in an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday“Well, it’s not a territorial dispute in the sense that it would be a territorial dispute if the United States decided it wanted to invade Canada or take over the Bahamas.”