The potential for corrupt spending in Ukraine under the Biden administration prompted one U.S. senator to call for an investigation into how “every penny” was used.
“It’s time for a special inspector general dedicated to auditing EVERY PENNY spent on Ukraine,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote Tuesday in a post on X.
It’s time for a special inspector general dedicated to auditing EVERY PENNY spent on Ukraine
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) February 18, 2025
The GOP lawmaker followed up with another post vowing to introduce legislation that would track U.S. dollars set for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.
“I will again introduce on the floor of the Senate legislation to create a watchdog whose *sole responsibility* is auditing every dollar spent on Ukraine – and reporting back to the American people,” Hawley wrote.
I will again introduce on the floor of the Senate legislation to create a watchdog whose *sole responsibility* is auditing every dollar spent on Ukraine – and reporting back to the American people
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) February 18, 2025
Speaking on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle” last week, the Missouri Republican contended that Congress would never have allowed an audit when Democrats were in control under the Biden administration.
“You know, what else needs to happen is, we need an accounting of every single tax dollar that’s been spent over there. Because remember, right now we have zero because Congress never would vote for an audit of the money and the White House, the Biden White House never would do one,” Hawley told host Laura Ingraham.
JUST IN: Senator Josh Hawley calls for a FULL AUDIT of the money we sent to Ukraine pic.twitter.com/0PwBeqAOhh
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 13, 2025
“We need to know exactly how this money has been spent all these years. And if you think [the U.S. Agency for International Development] is a corrupt thing, just wait till we see how our money has been spent,” he continued. “We need to know it. And I’m glad the president is going to bring this to a close.”
Hawley’s latest posts on the need for an investigation were met with comments from X users urging him to pursue the effort.
Make it happen, Senator. Getting tired of talk…
— ATLien Patriot 🇺🇸 (@ATLien_Patriot) February 18, 2025
@HawleyMO The American people want a full audit on the money given to Ukraine. Please Make it happen!! Be in charge of making that happen. No more talk. Lets see action. Americans support you. 💯
— Erin Hollingsworth (@erinhd76) February 18, 2025
Other X users bluntly told the senator that Congress had failed in its responsibility and that lawmakers should just let Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) handle it.
Why is it that Congress continually funds things with zero accounting and zero accountability??
— DA Stephenson (@TontoStephenson) February 19, 2025
Sen this sounds good but for heaven’s sake why was a mechanism not already in place for prior Biden term .
Congress is guilty of enablement of this grift !— Tom Moore (@junogsp7) February 19, 2025
Isn’t @DOGE already doing that? You all have been proven completely useless at oversight.
— Nana Banana (@LoveMyGrands8) February 18, 2025
Who is more capable than the @DOGE team? We don’t want to fund more government grift. We have to be really sold on the quality of this so called special inspector. We have zero trust in any government official and Congress (senate or house). You ready, $36 trillion in debt.
— AS (@AS_1776) February 19, 2025
I’d rather have the DOGE kids audit the Ukraine money, because we know they aren’t in any way involved in it.
— American Grace (@aaaagrym92288) February 18, 2025
