Rep. McCaul: Chemical weapons in Ukraine a ‘real possibility’
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, says the Biden administration could be caught ‘flat-footed’ if Putin engages Ukraine with more lethal weapons.
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said Friday that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using chemical weapons on Ukraine is a "real possibility" and expressed concern at the Biden administration's lack of preparation for such a scenario.
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REP. MICHAEL MCCAUL: It’s classic—this administration, they wait, and then they react. Like you know, the Russians have been on the border since last March building up, and I urged them in November to put the lethal weapons in. Now they’re just coming in, and they’re going to get caught flat-footed when the chemical weapons come in which is a real possibility, and it’s going to be really tragic. You talk about a sad thing to watch—these chemical weapons are brutal on the ground.
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