The Heritage Foundation’s top expert on defense policy is stepping down from his post as the storied conservative think tank rolls out a public-messaging campaign that attacks continued U.S. assistance to Ukraine for allegedly holding up disaster relief funding that could be distributed to Americans.
Thomas Spoehr, the director of the think tank’s Center for National Defense, has submitted his resignation, sources familiar with his decision say. Those sources also told National Review that a recent op-ed by Heritage president Kevin Roberts, which claimed that the White House’s recent spending request effectively holds disaster-relief money hostage to additional Ukraine assistance, was the final straw for Spoehr, a traditional conservative hawk who has long been frustrated with Heritage’s position on the conflict. Spoehr, whose final day at Heritage will be September 1, declined to comment.
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