MAGA's bacon crusader funded by industry she wants to deregulate: report
A Trump-backed congresswoman is taking home tens of thousands of dollars from an industry she's fighting to deregulate, according to The Daily Beast.
According to an analysis by The Daily Beast, the pork industry is giving money to Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) while she acts as one of the "staunchest advocates" on Capitol Hill for legislation for looser regulations through the Save Our Bacon Act.
Hinson has Trump's endorsement in her current Senate campaign in Iowa, and in the meantime, she's receiving campaign funding from groups tied to the pork industry, based on campaign finance filings reviewed by The Daily Beast....
Jul 15, 2026