Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Big League Dreams Las Vegas on January 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Big League Dreams Las Vegas on January 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Negotiations on a deal on the border and aid could collapse thanks to Trump.
  • He put pressure on the bipartisan deal he called "meaningless," leaving Republicans scrambling on what's next.
  • The chaos hurts Ukraine in particular, as its troops fight Russia without new US aid.

Republicans and Democrats have spent weeks carefully negotiating a massive, bipartisan immigration and foreign aid deal, leaving Ukraine in a wait-and-see position on critical support.