Washington Examiner– Upon being named chairman of the new GOP-led China task force, Rep. Mike McCaul’s personal finances with ties to the country have come under scrutiny.
An April congressional form for McCaul, a Texas Republican, disclosed the purchase of $50,000 to $100,000 worth of shares in Chinese tech company Tencent Holdings earlier this year, according to a report by Politico.
McCaul is an outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party and has even described the company as a threat to U.S. national security.
An attorney for McCaul said the shares did not belong to the congressman and that McCaul’s wife has assets she solely owns, and a third-party manager made the purchase without her guidance.
Tencent oversees China’s leading social messaging platform, WeChat. MORE
A lot of us with managed investments probably have some China holdings.
But, it brings up an issue I haven’t thought about much. Should we disinvest our China stocks? I say yes, and I will talk to my investment manager to find out what they are and what the options are.
I want nothing to do with a fascist state.
Get him off the task force now. So is anyone in the media investigating ANY democrat? How about nancy Pelosi and her corrupt family? How about the Bidens? How about the f***ing Clintons? So get rid of this guy, because he seems shady, but what about all the corruption on the left?
and my senator rounds was a big promoter of EB5. His program allowed Chinese to enter the country and establish permanent residency in exchange for investments in job-creating U.S. projects in SD
now the hypocrite is all up in arms about china paying for hung flu damages.
We dont have many honorable politicians anymore
Not a big deal. Not that much money and not uncommon at all to be invested in a Chinese company. Especially if it’s a mutual fund.
Brad nailed it.
But,
Is what Conservatives™ find Problematic™?
A Texas lesbian running the “China task force” is what Conservatives™ accept? Nay demand! Just not a lesbian with Bad Optics™.
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Onward, bowtie soldiers…
Apparently this guy is my clown. He keeps sending me emails asking “how I feel”…