Daily Beast: “Michael Whatley, the ‘America First’ Republican candidate running for Senate in North Carolina, spent hundreds on campaign merchandise that was made in China.”
New reporting is exposing DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley for spending over $1,600 on campaign merchandise that was made in China after talking a big game about China’s threat to U.S. manufacturing.
Whatley can’t be trusted to fight for U.S. workers.
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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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