On Tuesday, a sign on a truck driving through Louisville, Kentucky, was seen denouncing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as “Fentanyl Mitch.”
“Question: Why didn’t Mitch McConnell do more to stop the Chinese fentanyl crisis in Kentucky?” before the screen on the truck’s sign flashed, “Answer: Follow the Money.” displayed.
What’s notable is that the text has a red background with the five yellow stars seen on the Chinese flag to the left of the message.
On the other side of the truck’s sign was a photo of McConnell next to the name “Fentanyl Mitch” and the word “cocaine” crossed out.
The letter “M” in the name “Mitch” on the sign was a blue M-labeled pill, similar to an M30 pill containing fentanyl, with “M” stamped in light blue on one side and “30” on the other. . .
A “Fentanyl Mitch” truck sign is seen on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky. Peter Schweitzer, chairman of the Government Accountability Institute, is promoting his new book, “Blood Money: Why the Powers Turn a blind eye as China kills Americans.”
A “Fentanyl Mitch” truck sign is seen on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky. Peter Schweitzer, chairman of the Government Accountability Institute, is promoting his new book, “Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a blind eye while China kills Americans.”
The billboard’s reference to “cocaine” refers to 2018 Republican West Virginia Senate candidate Don Blankenship, who famously nicknamed the Kentucky senator “Cocaine Mitch” in a campaign attack ad. Reminds me.
The billboard truck advertised a new book by Peter Schweitzer, senior Breitbart News contributor and director of the Government Accountability Institute. Blood Money: Why those in power turn a blind eye while China kills Americans.
The truck was seen passing McConnell’s office in Louisville and past the Gene Snyder Federal Building in Louisville, Kentucky. It was also spotted driving down Main Street in downtown Louisville outside the famous Louisville Slugger Museum.
A “Fentanyl Mitch” truck sign is seen on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky. Peter Schweitzer, chairman of the Government Accountability Institute, is promoting his new book, “Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a blind eye while China kills Americans.”
A “Fentanyl Mitch” truck sign is seen on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky. Peter Schweitzer, chairman of the Government Accountability Institute, is promoting his new book, “Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a blind eye while China kills Americans.”
in blood moneySchweizer describes McConnell’s economic ties to China through his wife Elaine Chao’s family, particularly through his father-in-law’s lucrative shipping business, which has strong financial ties to the Chinese government.
Schweitzer writes: blood money:
The Chao family runs an international shipping business that relies heavily on favors from the Chinese government. The family company Foremost Group and its subsidiaries do considerable work with some of the companies named in this book, including Hutchison Port Holdings, which operates ports around the world, but this As indicated above, smuggling activities.
As Breitbart News reported:
Mr. Schweizer said in his book that Mr. Hutchison did important business with the Chao family’s companies while enjoying close working relationships with the Chinese government and military. He also revealed that the company has deep ties to organized crime in China. The U.S. government said Mr. Hutcheson has also been warned by U.S. authorities regarding the smuggling of weapons and other prohibited items. report he quotes.
In Mexico, Hutchison manages and operates the international terminals in Manzanillo and Puerto de Lazaro Cárdenas. U.S. officials believe 90 percent of the fentanyl precursors arriving in Mexico from China come through Manzanillo alone, Schweitzer wrote. And the fentanyl produced there ends up in American communities.
Schweitzer said: blood money These financial ties could create a potential conflict of interest for Mr. McConnell and could prevent him from seriously confronting China’s complicity in the fentanyl crisis.
“It’s true that the family depends on the Chinese government’s business operations. If Sen. McConnell does something that angers the Chinese leadership, he could effectively destroy the Chao family’s business overnight.” “There is,” Schweitzer wrote.
Blood Money: Why those in power turn a blind eye while China kills Americans teeth available now In hardcover, ebook, and audiobook.
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