Dem with alleged ethical misconduct and more, questions Musk's loyalty to US as an immigrant

One can only wonder how Rep. Marcy Kaptur (Dummy-OH) deals with the taste of her foot in her mouth. On Wednesday made comments questioning Elon Musk's allegiance to the United States since he has been a citizen [that is, he consciously chose to be a US citizen rather than having it happen to him] for "only" 22 years.

"Mr. Musk has just been here 22 years," Kaptur said outside the Capitol on Wednesday. "And he’s a citizen of three countries. I always ask myself the question, with the damage he’s doing here, when push comes to shove, which country is his loyalty to? South Africa? Canada? Or the United States? And he’s only been a citizen, I’ll say again, 22 years."

Had Elon chose to misuse money slated for, say, Trump's campaign contributions, as Kaptur allegedly did, that wouldn't have been a problem for her. 

See, in 2009, the oxymoronically named Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) referred a case to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct regarding Kaptur. The referral focused on earmarks she wrote for clients of a lobbying firm, PMA Group, during the 2008 and 2010 campaign cycles. She received contributions from PMA's political action committee (PAC), its employees, and PACs of PMA clients for whom she secured earmarks. Hmm, very interesting.

The question was whether Kaptur solicited or accepted these contributions in exchange for official acts, potentially violating federal law (18 U.S.C.). It was ultimately dismissed without charging her but it raises questions about her ethics.

In 2022 during her campaign against Republican J.R. Majewski, Kaptur's campaign highlighted Majewski's misrepresentation of his military service. This led the National Republican Congressional Committee to pull nearly one million dollars in ad funding for his race. But posts on X alleged that Kaptur had facilitated the theft of a veteran's military records to discredit Majewski, and again, no concrete evidence supports this claim, just as no evidence supports Kaptur's claim that Elon Musk's loyalties are not with the United States.

Kaptur's shifting loyalty to her Democrat then- President Joe Biden seems somewhat hypocritical when she has the audacity to label Musk as disloyal to his chosen nation. In mid-2022, she praised Biden during his visit to Ohio tied to the American Rescue plan. By August, her loyalty was a thing of the past. Her campaign ads said she "doesn't work for Joe Biden" and was "fighting back" against the Biden administration, particularly regarding trade issues with China.

This pivot, coming amid Biden’s disasterous approval ratings, was seen by many as opportunistic distancing from an unpopular president, despite her earlier support, highlighting tensions within the Democratic Party ahead of the midterms and her lack of spine and courage.

Kaptur has served in Congress since 1983, and drew immediate criticism on social media from conservatives pointing out her hypocrisy and using language that Republicans would be attacked for using.

"Just like @elonmusk, I immigrated LEGALLY and pledged my full loyalty to America," Ohio GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno posted on X. "But Democrats just see us as cheap labor who pick their crops and mow their lawns. If you step out of line & question their liberal narrative, they say you don’t belong here. It’s disgusting."

"Rep Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) is now a nativist when it comes to Elon Musk," Greg Price of the White House Rapid Response team posted on X.

The White House’s official rapid response account also posted on X, saying, "@RepMarcyKaptur is now questioning the loyalty of American citizens. This is a new low."

Kaptur's hypocrisy is almost laughable when it comes to Musk. Her own Polish immigrant heritage should advise her but her self-serving ambitions seem to cloud her judgment.

"A really bad thing for Marcy Kaptur to say," Taxpayers Protection Alliance President David Williams posted on X. "Is she really saying this about immigrants?

"Marcy Kaptur’s disgusting remark questioning Elon Musk’s loyalty based on his immigrant background exposes the Democrat Party’s descent into nativist rhetoric – the very thing they claim to oppose," NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella told Fox News Digital in a statement.

"Their hypocrisy is clear: they champion open borders when it benefits them but resort to xenophobic attacks when an immigrant doesn’t align with their political agenda."

"Only immigrant the Democrats aren’t for," National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru posted on X.

"This is the attack they want to make?!" Republican communicator Matt Whitlock posted on X. "That Elon has only been a citizen for 22 years? The Trump administration continues to be blessed with the absolute dumbest opposition I’ve ever seen."

Kaptur, 78, apparently with a matching IQ, previously signed onto a House resolution in 2019 condemning President Trump for alleged xenophobic comments.

"This resolution states that immigrants and their descendants have made America stronger and naturalized citizens are just as American as those whose families have been in the United States for generations," the resolution stated.

"It also expresses a commitment to keep America open to those who lawfully seek refuge from violence and oppression and those willing to work hard to achieve the American Dream, regardless of race, ethnicity, faith, or country of origin."

It's obvious that the only immigrants Democrats support are the ones who cross the border illegally.

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