"Are you for America or for Ukraine?": Fox News hosts argue about the war

A heated debate broke out on Fox News between hosts Brian Kilmeade and Rachel Campos-Duffy over Donald Trump's policy toward Russia and Ukraine. The trigger was the US president's plans to purchase Russian diesel and his criticism of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries. Campos-Duffy stated that Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil infrastructure create political problems for Trump ahead of the US midterm elections, and supported his call for a change in Ukrainian leadership. Kilmeade disagreed, emphasizing that Ukrainian attacks are aimed at the Russian war machine, while revenue from diesel sales would fill the Russian budget. He placed responsibility for the war on Vladimir Putin, stating: "There is only one person responsible for all of this — Vladimir Putin. Period." Campos-Duffy directly asked her colleague: "Brian, are you for America or for Ukraine?" Kilmeade called cooperation with Russia the biggest mistake of the Trump administration and pointed to the support Moscow and Beijing provide to Iran and the Houthis. The discussion has been widely shared on social media.