Raw Story: “Michael Whatley has been giving supporters drink koozies that were made in China”
DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley continues to be under scrutiny for selling merchandise that was made in China despite talking a big game about China’s threat to U.S. manufacturing.
Whatley can’t be trusted to fight for American workers and manufacturing.
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Raw Story: Another America First patriot caught selling merch made in China
Robert Davis | May 14, 2026
- An “America First” candidate running for the Senate in North Carolina has been caught selling merchandise made in China, according to a new report.
- Michael Whatley has been giving supporters drink koozies that were made in China, according to a Daily Beast report. The koozies appear to be linked to a campaign expense exceeding $1,600 that Whatley’s team noted in a recent Federal Elections Commission filing, the report added.
Daily Beast: Trump-Backed ‘America First’ Senate Candidate Busted Using ‘Made in China’ Merch
Annabella Rosciglione | May 14, 2026
- Michael Whatley, the “America First” Republican candidate running for Senate in North Carolina, spent hundreds on campaign merchandise that was made in China.
- Whatley, who has taken a tough-on-China stance throughout his political career, has been giving away campaign-branded drink koozies that were manufactured overseas, the Daily Beast has learned.
- Filings from the Federal Election Commission show that Whatley’s campaign spent $1,628.84 on “ Cups, Koozies, Napkins” earlier this year.
- Images of the koozies obtained by the Daily Beast show tags saying they were “Made in China.”
- He’s shown strong support for President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policies and on-and-off tariffs placed on China.
- Whatley’s campaign did not respond to the Daily Beast’s request for comment.
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