Oh, now they want us to believe that Senator Richard “I served in Vietnam… just kidding” Blumenthal is completely in the dark about his family’s sweetheart deals with the Chinese Communist Party. That’s rich. You’d think after faking war hero status, the guy might try to stay out of the headlines, but apparently, he just can’t help himself—or maybe it’s just hard to avoid when your family is renting out the Empire State Building to actual arms of the CCP.
So here’s the rundown: Blumenthal’s brother-in-law, Tony Malkin, is the CEO of Empire State Realty Trust. Sounds prestigious, right? Well, Tony’s got himself a nice little history of schmoozing with Chinese consuls and locking in tenants like Air China, People’s Daily Online, and Li & Fung Ltd—all of which are tied in one way or another to Beijing’s propaganda machine or its influence networks. The same People’s Daily Online that proudly runs the Chinese Communist Party News Network. You know, the folks who insist Xi Jinping is a gift from the heavens and that the Uyghur genocide is a “Western fabrication.”
Blumenthal’s camp is trying to play it off like this is nothing. “Oh, his wife is just one of thousands of shareholders.” Right, because the family of a sitting U.S. Senator—one who sits on judiciary and armed services committees—has zero influence over a real estate empire they’re financially tied to. Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
And let’s not forget, Tony Malkin didn’t just lease space to CCP-tied entities. He actively recruited them. In his own words, he went to China “to find tenants.” So this wasn’t some accidental business connection; it was a targeted outreach. He even had a “China business desk” to accommodate all the demand. If your eyebrows aren’t up yet, they should be.
Then there’s the bizarre lovefest with CCP diplomats. The Empire State Building has been lit up in “Chinese Red” to mark Beijing’s anniversaries, including the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. CCP officials have been posing for photo ops with Malkin like he’s their favorite New York tour guide. And Senator Blumenthal? Just an innocent bystander, we’re supposed to believe.
It’s always the same script with Democrats: deep foreign entanglements, cozy ties with authoritarian regimes, and a media strategy that boils down to “deny everything and hope no one connects the dots.” But here’s the kicker: while they’re screaming about Trump being a supposed “threat to democracy,” they’re literally in bed with the biggest authoritarian state on the planet.
Classic projection. And classic Blumenthal.
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