Dem hopeful who co-founded Joe Rogan’s favorite jeans under fire for ‘Made in America’ claim
A Democrat running for Congress in Michigan is campaigning on a 'Made in America' platform, but has a history of outsourcing jobs and products at his own companies.Matt Maasdam is...
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A Democrat running for Congress in Michigan is campaigning on a 'Made in America' platform, but has a history of outsourcing jobs and products at his own companies. Matt Maasdam is under scrutiny for expressing a desire to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. from overseas while relying on offshore production during his time at Under Armour and at two other companies he helped found — one of which is credited with making 'Joe Rogan's favorite jeans.' The Navy SEAL-turned-businessman is running in a crowded primary to take on Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., who flipped the seat in 2024 after Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., vacated to run for Senate. MICHIGAN SENATE CANDIDATE RESPONDS TO BACKLASH OVER KHAMENEI COMMENTS, CALLS IRAN CONFLICT ‘WAR WE DON’T NEED’ Maasdam's campaign website says one of his top priorities if elected to Congress would be "making more essential goods here in America, ensuring jobs pay fair wages, and keeping our manufacturing and food supply chains strong so we’re not dependent on countries like China." PECOS Outdoor — a portable work table company where Maasdam is CEO — sought to use products from a Chinese vendor, according to a 2022 shipping record obtained by Fox News Digital. The record denoted that PECOS received a container of samples from the Nanjing Tuchun Import and Export Co. in 2022. Additionally, both Under Armour and Revtown, which he co-founded, outsourced production of their clothing to foreign countries. Emma Grundhauser, Maasdam's campaign manager, argued in a statement to Fox News Digital that he took the opportunity to build a company that makes things in America, "because it's the right thing to do, not because it's easy." DEM SENATE CANDIDATE TAKES SWIPE AT JOE ROGAN AFTER REFUSING TO DISAVOW HASAN PIKER'S PAST COMMENTS "A one-off shipment of samples doesn't change that record," Grundhauser said. "Matt has been clear since day one: as a congressman, he'll fight to keep the Michigan dream alive by making more things here in Ame…