Farmland
2021
2021-08-13 JD Vance promoted an indoor farming company that faced allegations of misleading regulators and investors.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/jd-vances-firm-invested-in-food-company-now-facing-lawsuits/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/13/politics/kentucky-startup-appharvest-jd-vance
2024
2024-09-18 JD Vance funded AcreTrader, which led to consolidation of farmland and reduced competition. Allegedly, JD Vance’s firm bought up American farmland and resold it to foreign investors.
https://civileats.com/2024/09/18/jd-vance-invested-in-acretrader-heres-why-that-matters/
https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/10/08/jd-vance-acretrader/
2025
2025-10-28 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called himself a farmer during an ABC interview. For context, Bessent owns land in North Dakota which he rents out to farmers.
https://www.advocate.com/news/scott-bessent-soybean-farmer
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/economy/bessent-soybean-china
https://www.tiktok.com/@abcnews/video/7565576442587761933
2026 June
2026-06-11 Trump further advocated on Fox that he wanted the Chinese Communist Party to continue buying up American farmland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk9Bc2UETpo&list=WL&index=6
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fox-news-corners-trump-siding-091420889.html
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-deals-new-blow-to-us-farmers-on-china-trip-11957997
https://time.com/article/2026/05/17/Chinese-farmland-trump-students/
2026 July
2026-07-10 Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller called for a special center to address AI data centers taking over Texas farmland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBrCeWQRPrI&list=WL&index=2&t=125s