headquarters in new york city. could a political battle that s splitting the republican party also influence the outcome of the actual war some republican lawmakers obviously think so, slamming ron desantis for arguing the u.s. should stop helping ukraine. what it could mean for the congress, the country and the kremlin. plus, the hugely consequential hearing on abortion happening right now in texas. how the opinion of a single judge could impact the lives and health of millions of women across the country and wall street under pressure again, with the dow falling from the opening bell, now down about 700 points, at least close to it. the new bank that investors scrutinizing and what it means for your money coming up. bus we start with the clash over america s role in ukraine, shaping up to be an early defining moment in the republican race for president. it pits ron desantis who has now aligned himself with donald trump by calling the war a territorial dispute, that th
president, donald trump and ron desantis and the polls suggest they re far ahead to each other and the question is that the u.s. should not be involved in this conflict. territorial dispute that diminishes what this is, this is invasion of a sovereign nation russia invaded ukraine to say this now has downplayed it and we certainly know trump has repeatedly praised putin if you are putin, maybe that s it, you think i can continue this war attrition until november of 2024 then i ve got a decent chance of someone at the white house who might quite frankly cut support to ukraine and president zelenskyy. in the short term, we ve heard some republican senators who really denounce what desantis said, this might give life to those on the hill, in the house who think that u.s. funding should be curtailed at this moment, even this year, later this year.