In a now-deleted social media post, the head of activities for the left-wing British Labor Party said “close to 100” current and former Party officials indicated they were planning to head to the United States.
Labor leader Sophia Patel joined LinkedIn earlier this week ask for help Participants included current and former party members willing to campaign for Harris in North Carolina, a key battleground state. In his post, Patel said he had already organized “nearly 100 Labor Party workers” to cross the key battleground states of Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia, but those willing to head to North Carolina He said there are about 10 spots left.
“We will sort out your housing,” Patel promised those interested. “If you are interested, please email laborforkamala@gmail.com.”
In addition to Mr. Patel, When you delete a post, It looked like Delete her entire LinkedIn page Even as of Friday morning.
There is no sign that Labor's efforts are coordinated with the Harris campaign. Fox News Digital reached out to both parties for comment, but did not receive a response on the record by the time of publication.
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After Labor announced plans to support Harris, critics objected to the move, with some accusing it of foreign election interference.
“Another reason to vote for President Trump” said Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas. “There will be more foreign election interference by the Democratic Party.” Rep. Claudia Tenney (RN.Y.) added.
Meanwhile, Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) called for an investigation. “Election interference by foreigners. Investigate!” Collins wrote about X.
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Elon Musk and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) both called the move flatly illegal.
“You are violating FEC law.” Mr Green said in a social media post directed at Labor. “Foreigners should not be allowed to interfere in American elections under any circumstances. Go back to Britain and solve the mass immigration problem that is ruining your country.”
Musk, on the other hand, simply responded “This is illegal.”
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However, X's “Community Notes” feature serves to provide context for inaccurate or misleading information on the platform, and flagged Greene's statement for additional context. According to additional context in her post, federal election law does not allow foreign nationals to make monetary or in-kind contributions in connection with federal elections, but they can participate in campaigns as unpaid volunteers. It is said that it is recognized.
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American journalist Isaac Saul, who founded a digital news project called Tangle News that aims to provide a non-partisan view of news headlines, echoed the claims in Mr. X's Community Note.
“Elon Musk claims Labor leaders are breaking the law by coming here to campaign, but they aren't.” Saul wrote to X In response to Musk's comments that Labor's activities are “illegal”.
“This is only illegal if you are compensated. The FB post shows that they are looking for volunteers,” Saul pointed out.
