Kaitlyn Boissoneau, a Republican voter who will be voting for the first time in 2024, asked former President Donald Trump if he supports US military aid to Ukraine and how he would deal with the threat posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump said the war would not have happened if he were president.
"If I’m president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours,” Trump said.
Trump added that he would meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and with Putin.
"They both have weaknesses and they both have strengths and within 24 hours that war will be settled. It'll be over, it'll be absolutely over," Trump said.
US aid to Ukraine: This week, the US announced a $1.2 billion aid package to Ukraine intended to “bolster its air defenses” and “sustain its artillery ammunition needs,” with Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces looming.
With the new package announcement, the US has committed $37.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, including $36.9 billion since the beginning of the war in February 2022.