A significant portion of U.S. military aid sent to Ukraine is being sold on the black market, with some of it winding up in the hands of drug cartels at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to Tucker Carlson.

Speaking on his show, Carlson asserted that this is not speculation but a known fact, adding that U.S. intelligence agencies are fully aware of the situation and may even be profiting from it.

“Second fact, fact, not guess. Fact is, Ukrainian military is selling a huge percentage, up to half of the arms that we send. Them, half,” Carlson stated.

“And I’m not guessing about this. I know that for a fact, a fact, okay, not speculation, and they’re selling it, and a lot of us winding up with the drug cartels on our border.”

Carlson expressed frustration that the American public is largely unaware of this alleged misuse of taxpayer-funded military aid, pointing the blame at intelligence agencies and the media for ignoring the issue.

“So this is the—this is a crime. What’s happening? Our intel agencies are fully aware of this. You tell me they’re not profiting from this? Of course, you think CIA is not profiting from this. Yes, they are. I can’t prove that, but I believe that. What, they don’t know this? I know this, but they don’t know this? They know this, and no one is saying it, like no American seems aware of this,” he continued.

Carlson emphasized that billions of dollars in aid meant for Ukraine is being stolen and sold to America’s enemies.

“We’re sending these arms to Ukraine, billions and hundreds of billions of dollars, and it’s being stolen and sold to our actual enemies, like, what the—I’m trying not to swear—what is this?” Carlson said.

Despite these allegations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied that U.S. weapons are being sold on the black market.

Col. Daniel Davis, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, noted that Zelensky dismissed these claims during a recent interview.

“Yeah, well, the reason why is because you have Zelensky. It was about three weeks ago, I think, was specifically asked this question,” Davis explained.

“So he went at some length in one of his interviews to say, ‘Oh, no, absolutely not. There’s no truth to that at all. We’ve implemented all this thing.’ I know that, but the media just reported what he said.”

Carlson countered by pointing to evidence from major news outlets indicating that weapons from Ukraine are available for purchase online.

“New York Times could get on the web and order Ukrainian weapons. That’s a fact. I’m not guessing. It’s a fact. They could do that today,” Carlson stated.

Tucker Carlson has dropped a bombshell, claiming the Ukrainian military is selling up to half of the weapons funded by U.S. taxpayers to Mexican drug cartels at the U.S. border.

He further reveals that U.S. intelligence agencies, including the CIA, are fully aware of this… pic.twitter.com/Y6GzppmlXX

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The U.S. has sent over $100 billion in aid to Ukraine, with a significant portion allocated to military support.

Concerns over corruption, accountability, and weapons diversion have persisted since the early days of the conflict.

While Ukraine insists that safeguards are in place to prevent weapons trafficking, reports of U.S.-supplied arms appearing on the black market continue to raise questions.

With intelligence agencies allegedly aware of the issue, the American public remains largely uninformed about where their taxpayer dollars are going.

Carlson’s revelations suggest that rather than aiding Ukraine’s war effort, U.S. military aid may be fueling violence at the southern border—a crisis that Washington appears unwilling to address.

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