Donald Trump’s senior aide Steve Cortes has unleashed a fiery attack over the latest Ukraine corruption scandal, calling it a betrayal of the American people. Cortes said the U.S. has already poured hundreds of billions of dollars into Ukraine’s war effort, while Americans struggle with inflation, job insecurity, and rising living costs. He blasted the scandal as “a middle finger to every American taxpayer”, declaring “No more blank checks for crooks.” His remarks come after a top Ukrainian official—widely described as Zelensky’s ‘co-president’—was forced to resign, igniting massive outrage and calls for accountability.