In a sharp about-face, President Donald Trump announced Monday night that the U.S. will resume arms shipments to Ukraine, declaring:
“We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves.”
The statement comes just days after his own Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth froze further deliveries of Patriot missiles, artillery shells, and precision munitions, warning that America’s stockpiles are dangerously low.
Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said Ukraine is getting “hit very hard” and urgently needs “defensive weapons.”
“So many people are dying in that mess,” Trump added, hinting at renewed U.S. involvement.
❗️ BREAKING: Trump says he’ll be sending ‘MORE’ weapons to Ukraine pic.twitter.com/X1EKazvtrg
— RT (@RT_com) July 7, 2025
America First Critics Sound Off
The announcement has sparked outrage from America First supporters, who have long demanded an end to the endless flow of U.S. taxpayer-funded weapons into a war with no clear U.S. interest.
The Pentagon’s own Elbridge Colby recently exposed how Biden-era policies drained American weapons stockpiles to the point of critical shortages.
“Biden emptied out our whole country giving them weapons,” Trump warned last week — a message that now rings hollow.
$175 Billion and Counting
Under Biden, the U.S. committed over $175 billion to Ukraine — including $8 billion more just last September.
Now, despite halting Biden’s reckless giveaways, the Trump White House is preparing to ramp up weapons shipments again.
