McCarthy ramps up Ukraine blame game with Biden

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) recent claims that Biden administration ineffectiveness was to blame in part for the Ukraine war ramped up the debate over the administration’s early handling of the conflict.

McCarthy, who has frequently joined his GOP colleagues in lambasting the administration for failing to supply enough weapons to Ukraine sooner, stepped up the finger pointing Sunday when he suggested that the Kremlin would “probably” not have attacked if the U.S. provided more weapons to Kyiv prior to Feb. 24.

But at a moment of international strife, the claim isn’t helping anyone but Republicans, experts say.