All of these make for a “more formidable combination of problems than we had even going into World War II,” McConnell said. Adding that, of course, terrorism was less of an issue in 1939. When asked about what his message was to Zelenskyy and whether the U.S. aid was arriving in Ukraine too late to make a difference, McConnell said “I’m with ‘em.”

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks with NBC's "Meet the Press" to discuss Ukraine, abortion, Donald Trump, and the future of the Republican Party. "We need to get serious about what we're up against,