The Ukrainian President made his boldest claim yet about America’s billions in foreign aid.
The world’s most famous billionaire needed just one response to tear it apart.
And Elon Musk just caught Zelensky in one massive lie about missing Ukraine money that has Democrats panicking.
Zelensky claims every penny of $200 billion is perfectly accounted for
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sat down with conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro and made what might be his most outrageous claim since the war began.
With a straight face, Zelensky declared that every single penny of the nearly $200 billion American taxpayers have been forced to send to Ukraine has been meticulously tracked and accounted for.
Shapiro pressed Zelensky on the corruption concerns that have plagued Ukraine for years.
“There’s lot’s a questions about where the money is going pensions, to war profiteering, to corruption,” Shapiro noted, before asking: “What kind of transparency can you provide to the American people to guarantee that there taxpayer dollars are being used in the best possible way to fight Russia and defend Ukraine, and to ensure, if the United States wants, would an audit be possible by the United States for where those dollars are going?”
Zelensky’s response left jaws on the floor.
“We have complete reporting and accounting, absolutely transparent within the ministry of defense,” Zelensky claimed without blinking. “There’s access to all the figures starting from the very first year of the war.”
The Ukrainian president insisted his government – ranked the most corrupt in Europe by The Guardian in 2015 – has somehow maintained perfect bookkeeping during a chaotic war with bombs falling and missiles flying.
Elon Musk couldn’t contain his laughter
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), who has fought against sending more American tax dollars to Ukraine, shared Zelensky’s outlandish claim with his nearly 600,000 followers on X.
Do you believe Zelensky’s claim that every dollar Congress has appropriated for Ukraine has been properly tracked and accounted for? https://t.co/1DWK76mzTx
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) April 24, 2025
Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X and Tesla, saw Zelensky’s claim and couldn’t hold back.
“Funniest thing I’ve read all day,” Musk responded, adding two laughing emojis to underscore just how ridiculous he found Zelensky’s statement.
Funniest thing I’ve read all day 🤣🤣
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2025
Musk’s brutal takedown quickly went viral, with Americans tired of funding the endless Ukraine war sharing their agreement.
Zelensky has the nerve to blame America for missing money
Not content with claiming Ukraine’s hands are clean, Zelensky then had the audacity to suggest in another interview with podcaster Lex Fridman that if money is missing, Americans should look in their own backyard.
According to The Kyiv Independent, “Ukraine has received less than half of the $177 billion in U.S. aid allocated to support Kyiv throughout the full-scale war, according to Zelensky. He suggested that this shortfall could be tied to issues of corruption or lobbying by U.S. companies.”
“If we had $177 billion and if we get the half, where is the second half? If you find the second half, you will find corruption,” he said.
This is the same Ukraine that can’t explain where billions in weapons have disappeared to, with some ending up in the hands of terrorist groups halfway around the world.
Ukraine weapons showing up in terrorist hands
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari sounded the alarm in November 2022 about weapons flowing into terrorist hands from Ukraine.
VOA News reported that Buhari warned about increased weapons in the Lake Chad basin, specifically stating that arms intended for Ukraine were being diverted to West Africa and ending up with terrorist groups.
The weapons that American taxpayers paid for are now strengthening terrorist organizations in Africa – but Zelensky wants you to believe he can account for every bullet and bandage.
Trump moves toward peace while Zelensky wants more money
President Donald Trump is working tirelessly to end the bloody conflict and stop the endless drain on American resources.
Recent talks in London have focused on a potential ceasefire that would freeze the battle lines and acknowledge the reality on the ground. Zelensky is publicly fighting against peace, demanding even more money while claiming the peace terms are “unconstitutional.”
But President Trump’s peace efforts are bearing fruit despite Zelensky’s resistance.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told CBS News on Thursday that the Kremlin is “ready to reach a deal” with the United States, though some terms still need to be “fine-tuned.”
“The President of the United States believes, and I think rightly so, that we are moving in the right direction,” Lavrov told the news outlet.
Americans elected Donald Trump to end this costly war, but Zelensky keeps making outlandish claims in a desperate bid to keep the money flowing – claims so ridiculous that even Elon Musk can’t help but laugh.
