Jean-Pierre: House Republicans are still at it right now, citing with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Tehran, against our defense industrial base, against NATO, against Ukraine, against our interest in the Indo-Pacific.

Jake Sullivan [White House press conference]: We are increasingly getting reports of Ukrainian troops rationing, or even running out of ammunition, on the front lines, as Russian forces continue to attack, both on the ground and from the air.

Reporter: On what Congressman Turner said; is there anything you can say to characterize what this threat is, or what country is involves? Should the public be alarmed at this point, since he has said this publicly?

Sullivan: I'm not in a position to say anything further today…I look further to the discussion with him…from there we will determine how to proceed.

Reporter: Can you tell Americans that there is nothing they have to worry about right now, in terms of what he [Turner] describes as a national security threat?

Sullivan: In a way, that question is impossible to answer with a straight yes.

Reporter: What is your response to this idea pushed by Donald Trump that foreign aid to other countries should be treated as a loan?

Sullivan: There can be a place for loans in foreign assistance…when you're dealing with a country that is fighting for it's life, like Ukraine, that needs an economy to remain basically afloat, basically intact, to not collapse…talking about loans instead of providing the necessary infusion of cash is only going to make the economic problems of that country worse…a stronger, more stable, more secure Ukraine, is in the fundamental national security interests of the United States.