ICYMI: KMR Supports CCP-Linked Company
Out of touch Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet previously displayed “ardent support for a Chinese Communist Party-linked effort to build an EV battery mega factory.”
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 Townhall here or see excerpts below:
Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet’s Support for This CCP-Linked Firm is Raising Eyebrows
Townhall
Joseph Chalfant
March 20, 2026
A clip of Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, the incumbent in the race for Michigan’s Eighth District, has been acquired by Townhall that displays the congresswoman’s ardent support for a Chinese Communist Party-linked effort to build an EV battery mega factory near Big Rapids, Michigan.
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The project was brought about after McDonald Rivet voted in favor of a $175 million tax-payer funded deal to coax the Chinese firm into constructing the facility in Michigan. Locals widely protested the deal, who claimed that they felt as if they were “at war” with Michigan officials who unilaterally pushed for the plant.
Animosity to the deal grew so fervent that the entirety of the board of local officials who approved the deal either resigned or were removed in a recall election. Another local board rescinded their approval of the deal in 2025.
Gotion is still on the hook to repay $23.6 million to the taxpayers after the agreement broke down due to withdrawn support. The firm, which is “wholly owned and controlled” by a Chinese parent company, has blamed the failure due to “anti-CCP rhetoric” and “anti-China sentiment” based on “unfounded accusations.”
McDonald Rivet had made a previous statement eerily similar to that of the CCP-linked firm, saying that those who opposed the deal were pushing “misinformation and baseless claims” that “serve the politicians spreading them.”
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