{"id":2690330,"date":"2026-10-23T17:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-slams-ukraine-corruption-and-accuses-elites-of-helping-fund-u-s-political-campaigns\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T17:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:30:40","slug":"musk-slams-ukraine-corruption-and-accuses-elites-of-helping-fund-u-s-political-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-slams-ukraine-corruption-and-accuses-elites-of-helping-fund-u-s-political-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk Slams Ukraine Corruption and Accuses Elites of Helping Fund U.S. Political Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-slams-ukraine-corruption-and-accuses-elites-of-helping-fund-u-s-political-campaigns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2690330&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk said on Friday that Ukraine\u2019s elites have grown wealthy from the hundreds of billions of dollars flowing into the country, even as ordinary citizens\u2019 children are conscripted and sent to die in trenches.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, the billionaire wrote: \u201cWhat\u2019s actually going on in Ukraine is that there is a massive incentive difference between the elites and the people. The former have grown very rich off the hundreds of billions flowing to Ukraine, while the latter\u2019s children are conscripted to die in trenches.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What\u2019s actually going on in Ukraine is that there is a massive incentive difference between the elites and the people.<\/p>\n<p>The former have grown very rich off the hundreds of billions flowing to Ukraine, while the latter\u2019s children are conscripted to die in trenches.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2113677835244044748?\">October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/> Musk followed up in a second post: \u201cAnd some of that US taxpayer money comes back through multiple laundry machines to fund political campaigns in America, which is why you see some politicians caring more about Ukraine than America!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And some of that US taxpayer money comes back through multiple laundry machines to fund political campaigns in America, which is why you see some politicians caring more about Ukraine than America!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2113680243051438240?\">October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/> The posts drew tens of thousands of likes and thousands of replies within hours, with reactions ranging from agreement to accusations that the comments amounted to propaganda or overlooked the war\u2019s broader context.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">@elonmusk Forced mobilization where men are dragged out of their homes and beaten into vans.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/t.co\/La6lm2gDAF<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary Tiles Texas (@MaryTilesTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaryTilesTexas\/status\/2113704436597927970?\">October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">@elonmusk Exactly right https:\/\/t.co\/62XQUKbq3c<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 American AF \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@iAnonPatriot) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iAnonPatriot\/status\/2113681711464866184?\">October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Zelensky\u2019s Gestapo.<\/p>\n<p>This is where they hold forcibly mobilized Ukrainians.<\/p>\n<p>They are tortured and beaten there.<br \/> Those who refuse to fight are killed.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky is a military dictator. https:\/\/t.co\/m8aPviweCR<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Diana Panchenko \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Panchenko_X) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Panchenko_X\/status\/2113564334567621013?\">October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Musk has previously commented on the human cost of the conflict, including posts noting that Ukrainian and Russian youth have died in trenches with limited territorial gains.<\/p>\n<p>His latest remarks focused on what he described as divergent incentives between Ukraine\u2019s leadership and its population, along with the flow of U.S. funds.<\/p>\n<p>The comments arrive amid ongoing debates in Washington over continued assistance, with some lawmakers pressing for greater oversight of aid and others arguing that support remains essential to counter Russian advances.<\/p>\n<p>The posts did not cite specific documentation for the claims about enrichment or money returning to American political campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials and some observers have previously rejected similar characterizations of aid distribution as unsubstantiated, pointing instead to audits and the country\u2019s wartime expenditure needs.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. assistance to Ukraine since 2022 has totaled more than $175 billion across military, economic, and humanitarian categories, according to figures compiled by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/articles\/how-much-us-aid-going-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Council on Foreign Relations<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kielinstitut.de\/research\/topics\/war-against-ukraine\/ukraine-support-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kiel Institute for the World Economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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