The America First Policy Institute has just exposed a massive left-wing money laundering scheme — we’re talking $100 million in foreign cash funneled straight into the radical Sixteen Thirty Fund. This shady operation is being used to bankroll state-level ballot measures and ram through the far-left agenda across America.
And yes, it’s illegal. But do the Democrats care? Not a chance. They’ve got a safety net — activist liberal judges ready to look the other way and let them off the hook.
The Sixteen Thirty Fund, long known as a dark-money machine for progressive causes, has now been caught red-handed acting as a foreign cash conduit for leftist power grabs in your state.
According to the America First Policy Institute:
Non-citizens can influence U.S. elections and domestic policy through donations to ballot initiatives. Instead of the ballot initiative process being decided by state residents who are affected by the result, foreign billionaires, often driven by an ideological agenda, impose their will on U.S. citizens by funneling large amounts of money into the ballot initiative process and swaying the results.
FACTS AND NUMBERS
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- In 2021, the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) ruled that foreign nationals can donate money to U.S. ballot initiatives, opening the door to foreign involvement in U.S. policy creation.
- To varying degrees, California, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington have all prohibited foreign money in ballot initiatives, but sometimes with the caveat that only foreign-owned or partially owned corporations are prohibited, not foreign individuals.
- A 2022 survey from the University of Maryland found that a “strong bipartisan majority of eight-in-ten voters favor Congress banning foreign individuals and entities from spending money to influence ballot initiatives”.
- A 2024 report by Americans for Public Trust showed that almost $100 million was spent by one organization alone, the Sixteen Thirty Fund, spanning ballot initiatives in 25 states.
MAJOR EXAMPLE: OHIO
More than $14 million in foreign money was poured into Ohio to support ballot measures reducing penalties for fentanyl possession and codifying radical abortion laws in the Ohio constitution, despite 85 percent of Ohio voters thinking that foreign nationals should not be allowed to influence ballot initiatives. In 2024, as a response, Ohio prohibited foreign money in ballot initiatives.
WHO WAS BEHIND SO MUCH FOREIGN MONEY SPENT IN THESE STATES?
Fox News, Dana Perino broke down the staggering implications of this discovery with Caitlyn Sutherland, Executive Director of Americans for Public Trust who raised alarms that this illegal action is nothng ledd than an illegal foreign influence campaign designed to bypass U.S. laws and hijack American policymaking.
Transcript:
Dana Perino:
Foreign money influencing state ballot measures has been a recurring problem all around the country. But now, a growing number of states are finally cracking down on election loopholes so that only U.S. citizens can donate money for these initiatives…This is happening in lots of different places where you can try to find a ban for this. Why does this matter? Because people might not realize that this is even still happening.
Caitlyn Sutherland
What we are seeing across the country is sweeping momentum—states are rejecting foreign interference in their policies. It’s actually long been the case that foreign nationals are prohibited from influencing our elections.But when we take a closer look at what that actually means, we realize that it’s not very comprehensive, and it actually doesn’t apply to ballot measures.
That is a very dangerous and alarming foreign influence loophole. When states learn that their policies and constitutions are vulnerable to foreign interference, they’re stepping up, fighting back, taking action, and passing bans that prohibit foreign nationals and foreign governments from influencing and contributing to state ballot issue campaigns.
Dana Perino:
A hundred million dollars was spent by the Sixteen Thirty Fund on ballot initiatives in 25 states. That’s a hundred million dollars. That’s according to the America First Policy Institute 2024 report. What kinds of state initiatives were they trying to influence? What’s the topic?Caitlyn Sutherland:
It’s one thing to know that this is not a hypothetical situation. We have been able to trace over $100 million of foreign money flowing through the Sixteen Thirty Fund in states across the country. They are working to implement far-left and extremist public policies on issues related to abortion, election law, drug policy, and more. They are trying to sidestep the legislative process and push through the most extreme version of public policy possible.
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