Trump says it was 'stupid' for Biden to let Ukraine use US weapons

Associated Press Palm Beach: President-elect Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he may reverse President Joe Biden's recent decision to allow Ukrainian forces to use American long-range weapons to strike deeper into Russian territory. Trump called the decision made by Biden last month “stupid." He also expressed anger that his incoming administration was not consulted before Biden made the move. With the loosening of the restrictions, Biden gave Ukraine longsought permission to use the Army Tactical Missile System provided by the U.S. to strike Russian positions hundreds miles from its border.

“I don't think that should have been allowed, not when there's a possibility certainly not just weeks before I take over," Trump said during at a wide-ranging news conference at his Mar-a- Lago resort. "Why would they do that without asking me what I thought? I wouldn't have had him do that. I think it was a big mistake.” Trump's withering criticism of the Biden administration's move comes as the Democratic administration aims to push every last dollar already designated for Ukraine out the door to help repel Russia's invasion before Trump takes office on Jan. 20, with future aid uncertain.