Then it was off to Ukraine and a $250 million assistance program for weapons purchases. “Did you approve it, John?” I said it was a congressional earmark that the Defense Department was proceeding with. “How stupid is this?” Trump asked. “Germany doesn’t spend on neighboring countries. Angela says, ‘We don’t spend because it’s a neighboring country.’10 John, do you agree on Ukraine?” I didn’t answer directly, worrying about what had suddenly made Trump pay attention to this particular military assistance.
