{"id":2420719,"date":"2025-04-07T12:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T16:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pat-harrigan-campaigns-against-chinese-owned-gnc-on-military-bases\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T12:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T16:02:30","slug":"pat-harrigan-campaigns-against-chinese-owned-gnc-on-military-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pat-harrigan-campaigns-against-chinese-owned-gnc-on-military-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Harrigan campaigns against Chinese-owned GNC on military bases"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpat-harrigan-campaigns-against-chinese-owned-gnc-on-military-bases%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420719&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Representative Pat Harrigan (R-NC) has publicly criticized GNC, a vitamin store that operates on U.S. military bases, for its connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Following GNC&#8217;s acquisition by China\u2019s Harbin Pharmaceuticals in 2020, Harrigan proposed the Military Installation Retail Security Act.This legislation aims to prohibit companies owned by china, Russia, iran, or North Korea from having storefronts on military bases and also mandates a review of all retail stores for foreign ownership. Harrigan highlighted that GNC, with over 80 stores on military bases, poses a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">potential national security risk<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/full-text-president-joe-bidens-state-of-the-union-address\/\" title=\"Full Text: President Joe Biden&#039;s State of the Union Address\">collecting personal data<\/a> from American troops. His concerns are especially focused on Fort Bragg, which is home to a meaningful number of U.S. Army personnel. Despite prior warnings from Congress regarding GNC&#8217;s acquisition, the deal was approved by a U.S. Bankruptcy Court.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pat Harrigan campaigns against Chinese-owned GNC on military bases<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2083464\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/3325055\/path-to-china-deterrance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pat Harrigan\">Pat Harrigan<\/a> (R-NC) blasted vitamin store GNC for its ties to the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chinese Communist Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harrigan introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/harriganforms.house.gov\/UploadedFiles\/Military_Installation_Retail_Security_Act_TEXT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Military Installation Retail Security Act<\/a>, which would remove the physical storefronts of companies owned by China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from U.S. military bases. The legislation also calls for a review of all retail stores on military bases to determine if there are foreign ties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3370688\/us-shrimp-industry-hails-liberation-day-tariffs-save-domestic-shrimpers\/\">US shrimp industry hails &#8216;Liberation Day&#8217; tariffs as saving domestic shrimpers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3364825\/trump-tariff-push-proposal-car-loan-payments-tax-deductible\/\">Trump tariff push comes with proposal to make car loan payments tax-deductible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3367266\/trump-trade-war-new-tariffs-discredit-protectionism\/\">Trump&#8217;s trade war: The world will get poorer &mdash;&nbsp;and the US especially<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>GNC entered Harrigan&rsquo;s crosshairs when CCP-run Harbin Pharmaceuticals purchased it in 2020. At the time, GNC had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and Harbin was already its largest shareholder, with a 40% stake. Storefronts are franchises typically owned by locals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Right now, a company owned by the Chinese Communist Party is operating over 80 stores on American military bases,&rdquo;&nbsp;Harrigan said of GNC in a press release.&nbsp;&ldquo;These stores are in a position to collect personal data from our troops, operate with almost no oversight, and answer directly to a hostile foreign government. That&rsquo;s not just reckless, it&rsquo;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops\/\" title=\"State Dept Spox: \u2018Largest Threat to U.S. National Security are U.S. Cops\u2019\">national security threat<\/a>. My bill closes the loopholes and kicks these companies off our bases for good.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Harrigan posted a video on social media showing the four GNC storefronts at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The base is home to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3316287\/hegseth-renames-fort-liberty-back-fort-bragg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"53,700 troops\">53,700 troops<\/a>, who make up nearly 10% of the U.S. Army. Including families and civilian employees, the population tops 260,000.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe that&rsquo;s so the Chinese Communist Party can better serve our most elite special operators,&rdquo; Harrigan said sarcastically in the video. &ldquo;If I have anything to say about this, and I do, they&rsquo;re not going to be here for long.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I went to Fort Bragg, the heart of our Special Operations Forces, and found not one, not two, not three&hellip; but FOUR CCP-owned GNCs operating on base.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Communist Party has no business anywhere near our warfighters! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q5ZEs3drMg\">pic.twitter.com\/Q5ZEs3drMg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Pat Harrigan (@RepPatHarrigan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPatHarrigan\/status\/1908890127482433562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/817263\/gnc-deal-with-chinese-owned-harbin-pharmaceuticals-sparks-national-security-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"members of Congress\">members of Congress<\/a> raising a red flag about Harbin&rsquo;s acquisition, Judge&nbsp;Karen Owens&nbsp;of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware, approved the deal. One of the critics at the time was then-Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3360752\/trump-reduction-chinese-tariffs-tiktok-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP TEASES REDUCTION IN CHINESE TARIFFS AS PART OF TIKTOK DEAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to GNC and Fort Bragg for comment.<\/p>\n<p>GNC originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and maintains its headquarters there. There are roughly 6,000 storefronts worldwide, with a majority in the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2083464\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2083464\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Harrigan targets GNC for its Chinese ownership on military bases<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2420720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4d96bdf25486f83874ded7cd8a4388bc-1024x656.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4087,4501,52996,39555,52995],"class_list":["post-2420719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign","tag-china","tag-gnc","tag-military-bases","tag-pat-harrigan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4d96bdf25486f83874ded7cd8a4388bc-1024x656.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2420719"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2420723,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420719\/revisions\/2420723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2420720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2420719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2420719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2420719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}