False: The claim that Biden threatened to withhold a $1 billion USAID loan guarantee to Ukraine unless they fired the prosecutor investigating his son's company is not supported by credible sources. According to fact checks like those by USA Today and PolitiFact, Biden's actions were part of a broader international effort to encourage Ukraine to address corruption, which included the removal of the prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, who was seen as ineffective in fighting corruption. There's no evidence that this was done to protect his son, Hunter Biden.
- False: The statement about Victoria Nuland funding the Ukrainian coup with USAID money is misleading. While Victoria Nuland, as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, did support pro-democracy movements in Ukraine, the characterization of this support as funding a "coup" is not accurate. The events in Ukraine in 2014 are more commonly described as a revolution or a series of protests leading to the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych, influenced by various factors including corruption, economic issues, and pro-Russian policies, not solely by U.S. intervention.
- False: USAID being at the heart of the war between Ukraine and Russia is an overstatement. USAID has indeed been involved in providing aid and support for governance, economic reform, and humanitarian assistance in Ukraine, but the conflict between Ukraine and Russia is rooted in complex geopolitical issues, including territorial disputes, national identity, and Russian foreign policy, rather than being centered around USAID's activities.
