'STUPID AMOUNTS OF MONEY’: State Department Official Admits 'Mistakes' in Ukraine; U.S. Funding ‘Unaccounted For’

While everyday Americans face ongoing economic challenges and sky high inflation at home, a current Country Coordinator for the U.S. State Department stated in a Project Veritas undercover recording that most Americans are unaware of the "stupid amounts of money" flowing from U.S. taxpayers to Ukraine – "billions" he admits is used to prop up the Ukrainian electrical grid and pay handsome salaries.

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has now passed a two-year mark and a state department official appears skeptical that the billions of U.S. foreign aid supporting Ukraine is well spent.

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Daniel Fitzgerald, who has spent nearly two years in the Office of Foreign Assistance for the U.S. Department of State, disclosed that U.S. funds are going to “fund the entire Ukrainian Government and half their electrical grid.” As he puts it, “stupid amounts of [U.S.] money" is used just to keep the lights on.

Fitzgerald shared that mistakes have been made in Ukraine and that some U.S. funds are “unaccounted for” – a concerning admission about a nation with a long history of institutional corruption.

“They want to move so fast to see results, that’s not normally how foreign assistance should work,” Fitzgerald admits.

A January report from the Pentagon showed that that the Department of Defense failed to track more than $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine – leaving questions as to where it all ended up.

The injections of U.S. foreign aid at a time when U.S. citizens are struggling economically has become controversial. Americans are increasingly saying the United States is providing too much aid to Ukraine according to a May Pew Research poll reported by Breitbart. In total, the U.S. has sent $175 billion to Ukraine.

Due to the treasure trove hitting Ukraine by the billions, Fitzgerald shares that the State Department is now fast tracking the hiring of additional U.S. foreign service officers to go to Ukraine to look after the funds.

These officials, says Fitzgerald, will make “stupid amounts of money” only to return to the U.S. to buy homes and “do whatever you want.” War appears to be lucrative – for a select few Americans.

Fitzgerald, who spends his days coordinating U.S. foreign aid, isn’t convinced this influx for Ukraine is an effective use of tax-payer funds. “We’re talking stupid amounts of money and what are we getting for it? I couldn’t really tell you.”

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