NPR/AP starting to wonder if it's wise to blindly send billions of dollars to Ukraine given the history of corruption

Back in May of this year, Sen. Rand Paul objected to another $40 billion in aid to Ukraine unless financial oversight was included. Paul’s call for tight oversight over the tens of billions of dollars being sent to Ukraine was panned by many Democrats and Republicans (not to mention some in the media):

Senator @RandPaul Objects To Passage Of $40 Billion Foreign Aid Package To Ukraine Until Financial Oversight Is Included

"My oath of office is to the U.S. Constitution, not to any foreign nation."

Schumer Refuses To Modify, Paul Objects pic.twitter.com/HnxUxPCFge

— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) May 12, 2022

But now National Public Radio seems to be wondering about something:

@NPR is just now finding out how corrupt Ukraine is. What took you so long?

— 🇺🇸Redrivergrl🇺🇸 repeat the line (@redrivergrl) July 22, 2022

Nope, you can’t slip anything past NPR and the Associated Press:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of senior officials is casting an inconvenient light on an issue that the Biden administration has largely ignored since the outbreak of war with Russia: Ukraine’s history of rampant corruption and shaky governance.

As it presses ahead with providing tens of billions of dollars in military, economic and direct financial support aid to Ukraine and encourages its allies to do the same, the Biden administration is now once again grappling with longstanding worries about Ukraine’s suitability as a recipient of massive infusions of American aid.

Those issues, which date back decades and were not an insignificant part of former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, had been largely pushed to the back burner in the immediate run-up to Russia’s invasion and during the first months of the conflict as the U.S. and its partners rallied to Ukraine’s defense.

Senator Rand Paul called it long ago:

I hate to say I told you so but I told you so. I held up aid because:
1. We shouldn’t be spending the $
2. If congress did approve it, a meticulous investigator would need to oversee YOUR $ being spent in Ukraine at a time when Americans can’t even afford gas or groceries https://t.co/uyju59jGW1

— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) July 22, 2022

Glenn Beck had this to say:

Since the Ukrainian uprising in 2014, the biggest concern by Obama/Biden was Gov/Oligarch corruption. Regardless, we gave them billions in aid. Which went missing. Then Hunter Biden/Burisma news broke. Suddenly no one wanted to acknowledge corruption anymore. Weird.

— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) July 21, 2022

But *now* we’re allowed to point out the obvious? Is being curious suddenly back on the table? If we’re giving a blank check to Ukraine, can we AT LEAST ask about the 1.8 BILLION that suspiciously looked as though it was being laundered out of Ukraine’s biggest bank?

— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) July 21, 2022

The timing of this is interesting, and I’m sure it has NOTHING to do with a case being built on Hunter Biden, AND dismal polling numbers for his dad. But hey, glad @NPR is finally on top of it, even if it's almost three years after I raised the alarm. pic.twitter.com/snXhelwE9Y

— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) July 21, 2022

And yet, having solved all other problems at home, the Biden administration and many in Congress have no problem continuing to keep the money pipeline to Ukraine open and flowing with cash.

40+ Billion later. And yes, you will be called a Putin puppet just asking about this common sense concern. https://t.co/zsV5NUWmcc

— The Orthodox Experience (@FrLillie) July 22, 2022

LOL – remember when were all called a Putin puppet for asking these exact same questions. I guess far left NPR is a Putin puppet now. https://t.co/LVsXtTRFFY

— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) July 22, 2022

There’s been a record amount of pivoting on issues going on lately. Stay tuned!