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A consistent [[non-interventionist]], Butler opposed U.S. aid to [[Latin America]] in 1944 as [[World War II]] was continuing, and claimed that the Roosevelt Administration failed to correctly disprove his points.<ref>January 21, 1944[https://www.nytimes.com/1944/01/21/archives/butler-again-hits-latinamerica-aid-he-tells-senate-government-fails.html BUTLER AGAIN HITS LATIN-AMERICA AID; He Tells Senate Government Fails to Upset His Charge of Spending in Billions]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref> In late February 1945, he sharply criticized what he called:<ref>February 27, 1945. [https://www.nytimes.com/1945/02/27/archives/butler-demands-full-account-of-roosevelts-world-parleys.html Butler Demands Full Account Of Roosevelt's World Parleys]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref>
A consistent [[non-interventionist]], Butler opposed U.S. aid to [[Latin America]] in 1944 as [[World War II]] was continuing, and claimed that the Roosevelt Administration failed to correctly disprove his points.<ref>January 21, 1944[https://www.nytimes.com/1944/01/21/archives/butler-again-hits-latinamerica-aid-he-tells-senate-government-fails.html BUTLER AGAIN HITS LATIN-AMERICA AID; He Tells Senate Government Fails to Upset His Charge of Spending in Billions]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref> In late February 1945, he sharply criticized what he called:<ref>February 27, 1945. [https://www.nytimes.com/1945/02/27/archives/butler-demands-full-account-of-roosevelts-world-parleys.html Butler Demands Full Account Of Roosevelt's World Parleys]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|...the secrecy in which foreign discussions have been conducted.}}
{{cquote|...the secrecy in which foreign discussions have been conducted.}}
During the [[United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election]], Butler supported fellow isolationist and staunchly conservative [[Robert Taft]] in the GOP primaries against [[Moderate Republican]] [[Dwight Eisenhower]].<ref>Lawrence, W. H. (July 30, 1952). [https://www.nytimes.com/1952/07/30/archives/taft-backer-gives-aid-to-eisenhower-butler-tells-him-nebraska-will.html TAFT BACKER GIVES AID TO EISENHOWER; Butler Tells Him Nebraska Will Continue 'Most Republican' -- Big Party Talk Friday]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref> Eisenhower ultimately won the GOP nomination and proceeded to defeat [[Illinois]] Democrat [[Adlai Stevenson]] in the general election by a landslide.
According to ''[[The New York Times]]'' in early May 1954, Butler suffered an injury.<ref>May 2, 1954. [https://www.nytimes.com/1954/05/02/archives/senator-hugh-butler-injured.html Senator Hugh Butler Injured]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref> He died from a [[stroke]] two months later.<ref>July 2, 1954. [https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=DIL19540702.2.7&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------- Nebraska's Senator Butler Suffers Stroke; Dies in Maryland at 76]. ''Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref>
According to ''[[The New York Times]]'' in early May 1954, Butler suffered an injury.<ref>May 2, 1954. [https://www.nytimes.com/1954/05/02/archives/senator-hugh-butler-injured.html Senator Hugh Butler Injured]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref> He died from a [[stroke]] two months later.<ref>July 2, 1954. [https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=DIL19540702.2.7&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------- Nebraska's Senator Butler Suffers Stroke; Dies in Maryland at 76]. ''Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref>
Butler missed 9.5% of all [[roll call vote]]s in Congress.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/hugh_butler/402119 Sen. Hugh Butler]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref>
Butler missed 9.5% of all [[roll call vote]]s in Congress.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/hugh_butler/402119 Sen. Hugh Butler]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref>