Biden's rare Oval Office speech comes as major Israel, Ukraine aid proposal is in the works
Biden is expected to make the case for support for Ukraine and Israel in an Oval Office address as the White House has been preparing a $100 billion foreign aid proposal President Joe Biden is expected to make the case for continued support for Ukraine and Israel in a rare Oval Office address on Thursday night, as the White House has been preparing a $100 billion foreign aid proposal for Congress that includes some $60 billion in assistance for Kyiv and another $10 billion for Israel, several officials tell ABC News. In a bid to sweeten the deal for skeptical Republican lawmakers, the full-year request was also expected to include money for the U.S.-Mexico border and for Taiwan, according to the officials. Aides have cautioned that the numbers in the aid package were rough estimates and that details remained fluid. MORE: US Navy destroyer in Red Sea shoots down cruise missiles fired by Houthis in Yemen: Pentagon Taken together, the emerging proposal suggests an administration deeply w...