Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said in a recent exclusive interview with Breitbart News that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is carrying out a malign influence operation against her due to her criticism of the party and its harm to the American people.
“It’s nothing new for me to be informed that the Chinese Communist Party is trying to carry out an adverse or malign influence campaign against me. They’ve been very active in social, on social media against me. This is something that has gone on over an extended period of time. … And this time around, they — they’re trying to spread misinformation and disinformation in my election,” she said.
Blackburn is running for re-election against challenger Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-TN) and has a 23-point lead over her, according to a recent poll conducted by the Beacon Center of Tennessee.
The senator recently released a campaign ad called “It’s Time to Break China,” in which she called for tougher measures against China. In the ad, she says:
Some say I’m too tough, that I should be more delicate. But you know what? It’s time to break some China. China stole our jobs, sent us a virus. They’re buying up our land and spying on us. I’m Marsha Blackburn, and I approved this message because we’re going to have to break a lot more China to save America. […]
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