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Updated · Fox News · Oct 28
Podcast Hosts Question Landsman’s $30,001 China Fund Stake 6 Days Before Midterms
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Oct 28

Podcast Hosts Question Landsman’s $30,001 China Fund Stake 6 Days Before Midterms

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 28

Summary

  • $30,001 to $100,000 in the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF was tied to Rep. Greg Landsman and his wife in financial disclosures, prompting the Ruthless podcast to challenge why a lawmaker could hold a fund linked to Chinese military companies.
  • Pentagon-designated firms appear among the fund’s holdings, and co-host Josh Holmes argued that such ties would block many federal contractors even as they do not bar service in Congress.
  • Landsman’s campaign did not immediately respond. The scrutiny also revives a September report that he amended his 2022 disclosure years later to add dozens of previously undisclosed stock holdings.
  • In 2025, Landsman said he had sold all stocks, mutual funds and ETFs to comply with the proposed TRUST in Congress Act, making the reported holding politically awkward days before his race against Republican Eric Conroy.
  • Ohio’s 1st District is still rated likely Democratic, but the episode lands as Republicans seek to widen their narrow House majority and Ohio votes in high-stakes Senate and governor contests.

Insights

How did a lawmaker’s China ETF investment end up raising ethics and national-security questions about passive fund holdings?
Which companies in this China-focused ETF were flagged by U.S. defense authorities, and should public officials be allowed to own such funds?
Do current disclosure rules go far enough if broad investment funds can still include firms linked to military-sensitive industries?