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Posted on 08/07/2025 3:30:53 PM PDT by T Ruth
Virginia’s [Democrat] gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger raked in $50,000 in campaign donations from an electric vehicle tycoon who is a member of the Chinese Communist Party, according to campaign finance records. The funding is perplexing given that Virginia law forbids foreign nationals from making political contributions, and Chinese law typically bans CCP members from holding foreign citizenship or permanent residency.
Pin Ni, an executive at Chinese automotive conglomerate Wanxiang Group and the head of the company’s American subsidiary, gave the donations to Spanberger’s campaign in April and May.
The news comes as Republicans slam [the Democrat] over her support for electric vehicle credits and similar mandates—policies that could benefit Wanxiang’s EV businesses.
"Abigail Spanberger’s energy plan is a roadmap to ruin," Winsome Earle-Sears, Virginia’s lieutenant governor and [the Democrat's] Republican opponent, said in a recent campaign ad. "Banning gas cars. Killing jobs. Crushing families under a radical progressive agenda."
Ethics watchdogs said it’s concerning that [the Democrat]—a former CIA officer and congresswoman who has billed herself as a national security hawk on China—would accept funding from a member of the CCP.
National Legal and Policy Center chairman Peter Flaherty said Ni’s donation "raises many questions," including whether Ni is a U.S. citizen and eligible to make political donations.
"It’s bad enough if Spanberger is taking illegal campaign donations from a foreign source, but outrageous that it’s from a member of the Chinese Communist Party," NLPC counsel Paul Kamenar told the Washington Free Beacon. He added that the group plans to file a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission.
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China misses
Biden kissin
Xi's little butt
Like Biden's his slut.
Icymi
Under current standards, exactly what does 50K get you?
“… exactly what does 50K get you?”
A former CIA officer in your pocket.
I hope she wins, but she has to do better than the non-answer she gave when asked about the impacts of DOGE cuts on Virginia government workers.
Just come out and say that we can't keep borrowing and spending money we don't have.
Spanberger is being groomed for bigger things down the road.
Better keep an eye on her.
She's not going to win. She's the designated loser just like Mitt Romney and John McCain when they decided to run for President.
Not "DEI" enough but she'll serve in a hypothetical Democratic administration in the near future.
She'll be like Merrick Garland, Antony Blinken or Alejandro Mayorkas.
Yeah, but they’re still desperate to get the first woman into the White House. And she can convince a lot of Republicans to vote for her.
Potentially, that was Tulsi Gabbard in 2020.
Spanberger was evasive when asked about transitioning children. If Sears can get her on the defensive on that issue, she might be able to hold on to some of those votes.
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