Belinda Keiser, 67, is running for Congress in Florida's 22nd District as a Republican, claiming on political campaign advertisements that she has always been a "conservative," but has conveniently omitting that she was a registered Democrat until the age of 49, and who has donated thousands of dollars to Progressive Democrats like Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and to the Democratic National Committee against then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
In other words, Keiser, who was branded "Beijing Belinda" by Team Askar over her ties to China, has been a Democrat the majority of her life and has donated against conservative causes by supporting Democrats like Clinton and Wasserman Schultz.
"All my life, I have been a conservative," said Keiser at a Collier County Republican Party forum, and recently stated that she is "The Only America First Conservative" in her contested primary race.
Keiser is the vice chancellor of Keiser University. This non-profit school has been scrutinized over alleged "predatory abuses" and has recently been tied to deep business dealings with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The American Pact Super PAC, a Florida-based political action committee, has outlined Keiser's past and current business dealings with the CCP with undeniable and accurate facts, but just as this independent political expenditure has been taking a pound of flesh out of her campaign for also being a Democratic Party donor, another shadowy and very illegal group has come online to attack her Trump conservative opponent, businessman Casey Askar.
Belinda Keiser: Former Democratic Mega Donor and Registered Democrat
American Pact's Keiserrevealed.com outlines Keiser's past life as a Democratic Party mega donor, progressive leanings, and run for office as a Democrat. Keiser's Democratic past is unmistakable. It's Fact.
"Democrat Belinda Keiser. Belinda Keiser says she's one of us but the truth...Keiser showered liberal and progressive democrats with contributions over the years," the message paid for by the American Pact claimed.
The group, which has been linked to China and the Czech Republic, operates an illegal website that lists fabricated facts about Askar. While Keiser's campaign has categorically denied having anything to do with the illicit website and the texts it is disseminating, the foreign bots used to push the false anti-Askar website have now been indirectly tied to individuals within Keiser's political sphere. More on this to come...
While Keiser's campaign denies having any tie with the group, they do not condemn the lies being propagated.
Belinda Keiser: From China With Love
The American PACT also posted a website called Keiserloveschina.com to outline her long-standing business relationship and partnerships with state-owned Chinese universities, and the direct partnership Keiser University struck with the CCP. Keiser is also accused of profiting from Communist China.
"China is America’s enemy. China is a threat to U.S. national security," states the website before questioning if Americans were ready to elect "this kind of leadership" to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The allegations the PAC made are cited and beyond reproach. Everything they cite links back to news reports, official Chinese government websites, or Keiser University's own website. American universities like Keiser that operate in China do receive funding from the China Scholarship Council (CSC), a non-profit organization controlled by China's Ministry of Education.
Now a text has gone out from what appears to be Keiser's official campaign asserting that State Rep. Yvette Benarroch has cancelled her endorsement of Casey Askar, and that Askar has "dropped into 3rd place in the polls."
The disclaimer on the text reads, "Belinda Keiser for Congress." This is the same disclaimer Keiser has used in other text messages.
The claim against Rep. Benarroch is a blatant lie. Rep. Benarroch tells The Floridian that she continues to support Askar's congressional campaign.
"A campaign text message circulating today falsely claims that I “canceled” my endorsement of a congressional candidate," said Rep. Benarroch. For the record, I have not publicly endorsed any candidate in this race, but do support Casey Askar’s congressional campaign. Therefore, I could not have “canceled” a public endorsement."
Keiser has gone scorched earth against Askar and Michael Carbonara.
The primary election is August 18.
