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Did Mitch McConnell just mention Democrats, ports, and China in the same sentence? Is it my birthday?
It seems like a good time for a history lesson on Mitch McConnell’s connections to China, and to port funding.
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Did Mitch McConnell just mention Democrats, ports, and China in the same sentence? Is it my birthday?
It seems like a good time for a history lesson on Mitch McConnell’s connections to China, and to port funding.
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Here’s a partial quote:
“…Democrats have taken our roads, bridges, ports, airports, and waterways hostage to ram through an historically reckless taxing and spending spree that would hurt families and help China."
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“…Democrats have taken our roads, bridges, ports, airports, and waterways hostage to ram through an historically reckless taxing and spending spree that would hurt families and help China."
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https://twitter.com/ex67t20/status/1210595032039919618?s=21
The “ports” part is easy: Mitch McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, doled out over $64,000,000 to clients of the Florida lobbyist she hired as her “advisor on ports” shortly after her confirmation as Secretary of Transportation.
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https://twitter.com/ex67t20/status/1210595032039919618
Granted, $64,000,000 is a drop in the bucket of a multi-trillion-dollar budget. $64,000,000 is more than a drop, though, when you hand it to clients of the person you hired as a Special Government Employee.
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google.com/amp/s/amp.kent…
Mitch McConnell and China, tho—where to begin?
2010, maybe, when McConnell and his wife spoke at the opening of the University of Kentucky’s Confucius Center?
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Mitch McConnell and China, tho—where to begin?
2010, maybe, when McConnell and his wife spoke at the opening of the University of Kentucky’s Confucius Center?
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motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
What happened is that even Senate Republicans grew tired of assisting “an important part of China’s propaganda set-up.”
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What happened is that even Senate Republicans grew tired of assisting “an important part of China’s propaganda set-up.”
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In 2013, McConnell’s wife attended a naming ceremony for her father’s latest ship purchase from People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)-affiliated CSSC. She spoke against a so-called “yuan bill,” which would’ve labeled China a currency manipulator…
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marinelog.com/news/foremost-…
In 2015, Elaine Chao traveled to China to witness her father sign a $75M deal with PLAN-affiliated CSIC.
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In 2015, Elaine Chao traveled to China to witness her father sign a $75M deal with PLAN-affiliated CSIC.
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defense.gov/News/Releases/…
Both Chao family shipping company shipbuilders—CSIC and CSSC—were recently determined to be People’s Liberation Army-controlled organizations masquerading as civilian entities.
Shorter: McConnell’s extended family has been funding the PLA.
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Both Chao family shipping company shipbuilders—CSIC and CSSC—were recently determined to be People’s Liberation Army-controlled organizations masquerading as civilian entities.
Shorter: McConnell’s extended family has been funding the PLA.
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globaltimes.cn/content/948661…
During her 2015 visit to China, Elaine Chao and her family met with the former head of the United Front Work Department, to which Confucius Centers worldwide allegedly report to.
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During her 2015 visit to China, Elaine Chao and her family met with the former head of the United Front Work Department, to which Confucius Centers worldwide allegedly report to.
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tsinghua.edu.cn/en/info/1245/4…
Chao also spoke at Tsinghua University during this visit. She omitted this speech from her written Senate confirmation testimony less than two years later.
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Chao also spoke at Tsinghua University during this visit. She omitted this speech from her written Senate confirmation testimony less than two years later.
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google.com/amp/s/www.cbsn…
Elaine Chao did, however, annotate the speech she gave on behalf of the Mujaheddin-e-Khalk on her written testimony. Rudy Guiliani also gave a speech. Incidentally…
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Elaine Chao did, however, annotate the speech she gave on behalf of the Mujaheddin-e-Khalk on her written testimony. Rudy Guiliani also gave a speech. Incidentally…
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…Rudy and Elaine Chao have some history. When Rudy indicted five United Orient Bank officers for money laundering, two officers who weren’t indicted were Elaine Chao’s father, and a future brother in law. Chao would later hire a Rudy staffer as her spokesperson at Labor.
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https://twitter.com/ex67t20/status/1112166990473506816
pionline.com/searches-and-h…
Beginning in 2017, the Delaware Public Employees’ Retirement System invested $65,000,000 in China-centric venture capital funds co-managed by one of Mitch McConnell’s brothers-in-law.
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Beginning in 2017, the Delaware Public Employees’ Retirement System invested $65,000,000 in China-centric venture capital funds co-managed by one of Mitch McConnell’s brothers-in-law.
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Another McConnell brother in law made a $91M purchase of (Chinese EV company) NIO for his hedge fund shortly before it was publicly known that Bank of China would jointly extend a line of credit to NIO.
His sister in law was a Bank of China board member at the time.
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His sister in law was a Bank of China board member at the time.
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https://twitter.com/ex67t20/status/1319417250936508416
Incidentally, this was the same brother in law who made a $26.8M XPO Logistics purchase for his hedge fund—the fund’s first ever XPO buy—when former XPO executive Louis DeJoy was named Postmaster General by a USPS board comprised of members confirmed by Mitch McConnell.
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https://twitter.com/ex67t20/status/1427735272133906440
I can’t think of anyone who’s done less to keep China’s political and financial influence in check than Mitch McConnell.
If he’s complaining that Democrats will empower China, my guess is that it’s because his family can’t monetize whatever they are or aren’t doing.
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If he’s complaining that Democrats will empower China, my guess is that it’s because his family can’t monetize whatever they are or aren’t doing.
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