OAN Staff Blake Wolf and Brooke Mallory
10:26 AM – Thursday, September 11, 2025
During a live discussion at the “All-In Summit,” being hosted by the All-In podcast, entrepreneur Mark Cuban, who noted that half his family is Ukrainian, expressed that the U.S. should continue to give more aid to Ukraine — prompting conservative commentator Tucker Carlson to pose a question in response.
The exchange took place at a business and technology summit hosted by influential entrepreneurs.
Carlson and Cuban appeared together on a panel that also included White House AI and crypto adviser David Sacks. The conversation began with a focus on the U.S. healthcare system, giving Cuban an opening to highlight his new pharmaceutical venture.
Carlson, however, took repeated jabs at Cuban for turning the discussion into a pitch for his company.
However, the topic then moved onto Ukraine, with Sacks asking Cuban whether he believed the U.S. should be sending money to Ukraine.
Cuban quickly responded.
“Man they need it,” he said, explaining that he “can make an argument both ways, and half my family is Ukrainian, from my grandparents. [So] personally, I think we should help, but I don’t have a studied answer.”
“How much money have you sent to Ukraine?” Carlson responded.
“None,” Cuban stated, prompting Carlson to ask, “So, what do you mean by we? You’re the one whose family’s from Ukraine, like why don’t you send them a billion dollars?”
The question appeared to catch Cuban off guard, drawing laughter from the audience in the viral clip. He responded by pivoting back to his pharmaceutical venture, insisting: “Because I’m trying to fix healthcare.”
“Why don’t you fix their healthcare? If you think we need to help, why don’t you start? How about you first? I notice that’s never, like even an option for anybody. It’s like, ‘we need to help.’ That’s not what charity is. Forcing other people to help is not charity, it’s vanity,” Carlson concluded, leading to a roar of applause from the audience.
Cuban awkwardly averted his gaze as another panelist redirected the conversation to President Donald Trump’s mineral deal in Ukraine.
Between January 2022 and June 2025, the United States has provided Ukraine with billions in support, according to the Germany-based Kiel Institute, which tracks international aid.
Unlike President Joe Biden’s approach of supplying Ukraine with U.S. taxpayer-funded weaponry, Trump has shifted policy, pressing European NATO allies to purchase arms for Kyiv instead of freely donating them.
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