Democrats, among them some of the most recognizable names in politics, have accepted millions of dollars in campaign contributions from top employees at firms the Pentagon recently designated as "Chinese military companies" operating in the U.S.The Department of War on June 8 designated Alibaba, Baidu and BYD as "Chinese military companies," meaning that the three firms, in the eyes of the U.S.government, are providing assistance to the People’s Liberation Army through its military-civil fusion strategy or other means.
Senior employees at these companies, including executives, have donated roughly $2.6 million to Democratic political committees since 2020, a Fox News Digital review of campaign finance filings has found.Notable individuals and organizations that received contributions from top staffers at these firms include Sen.Adam Schiff, Rep.
Nancy Pelosi, former President Joe Biden, Gov.Gavin Newsom, former Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Committee. Donors to Democratic committees from the trio of firms include executives, top-level lawyers, lobbyists and, to a much lesser extent, rank-and-file employees working in areas such as engineering or management.
The staffers made some contributions to Republicans as well, though the overall sum was far lower than what Democrats received.PLATNER’S ANTI-CORPORATE CRUSADE HITS AWKWARD SNAG AS RECEIPTS TELL ANOTHER STORY Rep.Nancy Pelosi speaks to members of the media after a classified briefing on TikTok at the U.S.
Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 12, 2024.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The review included direct contributions, earmarked contributions and donations to joint-fundraising committees reported in campaign finance filings.
It did not identify corporate donations from Alibaba, Baidu or BYD to the federal committees."American politicians should no longer accept campaign cash from any Chinese companies.Politicians who have been taking campaign cash from companie...