KMR = Great Ally to Chinese Communist Party-Owned Company
Out of touch Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet doubled down on her support for a Chinese Communist Party-owned battery plant while actively voting against American interests in Congress.
McDonald Rivet voted to give $175 million of Michigan taxpayers’ cash to CCP-owned Gotion, voted against the No Gotion Policy, and repeatedly voted against measures to ensure energy infrastructure is manufactured in the United States.
“Out of touch Kristen McDonald Rivet has made it clear: she would rather support the Chinese Communist Party than hardworking Michiganders. McDonald Rivet can’t be trusted.” – NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon
Read more from Michigan Enjoyer here or see excerpts below:
Kristen McDonald Rivet Was a Great Ally to This Communist-Controlled Company
Michigan Enjoyer
James Dickson
February 23, 2026
In Lansing, as a state senator and in Washington as a congressman, Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet was one of Gotion’s top defenders.
You remember Gotion, the EV battery firm owned by the Chinese Community Party, which wanted to set up shop in Big Rapids?
The community rejected Gotion, but politicians like Rivet and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer supported it at the highest levels. Together, they tried to subdue the community and its concerns, presenting the behemoth facility as too big to fight.
Locals didn’t listen. Instead, they fought back, leaving the company with little space to operate and few cooperative officials in the community.
Last year, the state ruled that Gotion was in default of its obligations and finally pulled the plug on the project. Because about $24 million of taxpayer money had been spent, Attorney General Dana Nessel is seeking a clawback of that money.
Gotion’s response: Good luck, lady.
McDonald Rivet, now running for a second term in Congress, approved the monies that must be clawed back. She voted “yes” on a $715 million corporate welfare package for Gotion and wrote off concerns of its Chinese ownership as “misinformation.”
It wasn’t. Gotion admitted it is controlled by the Chinese Community Party in its foreign-agent filings with the U.S. government.
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The Chinese communists and the Michigan Democrats had no problem working together, until the deal blew up. When it did, Gotion had no problem saying exactly who owned the company, killing off any plausible deniability.
In Washington, with Gotion’s Chinese ownership widely known, McDonald Rivet voted against the law that banned Chinese companies from accessing green-energy tax credits.
The law benefits American companies by requiring that renewable energy infrastructure must be owned and built by American hands.
For those keeping score at home: McDonald Rivet was quick to vote “yes” to hand Gotion bags of cash but voted “no” on letting American companies lead in building green energy.
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