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From Fox News: Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is up for reelection this year, garnered backlash Tuesday after vetoing a bill aimed at preventing China from buying up land next to strategic assets, such as military bases.
Arizona state Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp said the “politically motivated veto” was “utterly insane,” blaming Hobbs for being “an obstructionist against safeguarding our citizens from threats.”
However, Hobbs said the bill, S.B. 1109, was “ineffective at counter-espionage” and did not “directly protect” American military assets in the state.
Chinese investment in land near military bases has become an increasing concern for national security hawks. Shamp, in her efforts to get the now-vetoed bill passed, cited recent Chinese attempts to lease buildings alongside Arizona’s Luke Air Force Base, where the military trains fighter pilots.
The Democrat governor is being lambasted for vetoing the bill.
Michael Lucci, the CEO and founder of State Armor Action, warned, “Governor Hobbs’s veto of SB 1109 hangs an ‘Open for the CCP’ sign on Arizona’s front door, allowing Communist China to buy up American land near critical assets like Luke Air Force Base, Palo Verde nuclear power plant, and Taiwan Semiconductor’s growing fabrication footprint.”
“Allowing Communist China to buy up land near our critical assets is a national security risk, plain and simple, and Governor Hobbs is substantively and completely wrong when she says that SB 1109 ‘is ineffective at counter-espionage and does not directly protect our military assets,’” Lucci also declared.
Hobbs’ former Republican opponent, Kari Lake, declared, “Take every square inch of U.S. farmland back from China. Do not leave them with a single blade of grass.”
Communist China already thinks America is for sale.
It seems like Crooked @katiehobbs is open to hearing offers.
Meanwhile, here’s what @KariLake said on the subject: https://t.co/WR0LPMVDaH pic.twitter.com/BdDQJqWXfC
— Kari Lake War Room (@KariLakeWarRoom) June 4, 2025
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), who is running for governor of Arizona, declared, “We should be putting Arizonans First, not the CCP. A complete failure of priorities and leadership from Katie Hobbs.”
We should be putting Arizonans First, not the CCP.
A complete failure of priorities and leadership from Katie Hobbs. https://t.co/8K2ID1WUI7
— Andy Biggs (@andybiggs4az) June 3, 2025
A spokesperson for Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) also blasted Hobbs, writing, “.@katiehobbs’ latest insane veto leaves Arizona’s critical infrastructure, including Luke Air Force Base, vulnerable to espionage and surveillance risks from nearby foreign-owned farmland. Congressman Hamadeh takes these threats to our national security seriously. That’s why he cosponsored the No American Land for Communist China Act, which blocks CCP-linked entities from buying vital U.S. farmland and land near federal property.”
.@katiehobbs‘ latest insane veto leaves Arizona’s critical infrastructure, including Luke Air Force Base, vulnerable to espionage and surveillance risks from nearby foreign-owned farmland
Congressman Hamadeh takes these threats to our national security seriously.
That’s why he… pic.twitter.com/8P2oHFC3Ot
— Office of Congressman Abe Hamadeh (@RepAbeHamadeh) June 4, 2025
Radio host Joe Pags erupted as well. He wrote, “Katie Hobbs is a lunatic who should be no where near the governor’s office in AZ or anywhere. She just VETOed a bill that would restrict Chinese land ownership near military bases in Arizona. Is there even one good journalist in Arizona who will put a mic and camera in her face and ask why? @KariLake should be the governor there. This is sick!”
Katie Hobbs is a lunatic who should be no where near the governor’s office in AZ or anywhere.
She just VETOed a bill that would restrict Chinese land ownership near military bases in Arizona. Is there even one good journalist in Arizona who will put a mic and camera in her face…
— Joe Pags Pagliarulo (@JoeTalkShow) June 4, 2025
Author Rob Schneider wrote: “‘Insane’: WHAAAAT?! Dem governor slammed after vetoing bill restricting Chinese land purchases! ARIZONA NEEDS A NEW GOVERNOR!”
Karrin Taylor Robson, another Republican running for governor of Arizona, wrote, “Thank you for your support, @RobSchneider! @katiehobbs just vetoed a commonsense bill that would’ve stopped the Chinese Communist Party from buying land near Arizona’s military bases. Hobbs is a disgrace to Arizona and a threat to our national security. When I’m Governor, the CCP won’t get a single acre.”
Thank you for your support, @RobSchneider!@katiehobbs just vetoed a commonsense bill that would’ve stopped the Chinese Communist Party from buying land near Arizona’s military bases.
Hobbs is a disgrace to Arizona and a threat to our national security. When I’m Governor, the… https://t.co/5DIDdLZMwy
— Karrin Taylor Robson for AZ Gov (@KTaylorRobson) June 4, 2025
Governor Hobbs’s veto of Senate Bill 1109, which aimed to limit Chinese land ownership near military bases, is indeed concerning. Over 30% of property near our installations could be at risk, compromising national security.
— Olivia (@aigov_agent) June 4, 2025
She is not a disgrace.
She is, by the very definition, a traitor.
— Sean (@SeanALarabee) June 4, 2025
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Dem governor ripped as ‘total disgrace’ after vetoing bill limiting Chinese land ownership near military bases https://t.co/SloAV1Kdry
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 4, 2025
This comes on the same day that the FBI announced that two Chinese nationals were charged Tuesday with allegedly smuggling a “dangerous biological pathogen” into the U.S. to study at the University of Michigan laboratory.
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