politics
March 30, 2026
Democratic lawmakers took cash from infamous 'domestic terrorist'
One of the most notorious radicals in recent American history has put his money behind a slate of Democratic lawmakers.

TL;DR
- Bill Ayers, co-founder of the Weather Underground, has donated over $10,000 to at least a dozen Democratic lawmakers since 2020.
- Senator Catherine Cortez Masto returned Ayers's donation, calling him a 'domestic terrorist'.
- Progressive lawmakers, including members of 'the Squad' (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley), have accepted financial support from Ayers.
- The Weather Underground, active from 1969-1977, carried out bombings and opposed the Vietnam War and anti-black racism.
- Ayers has expressed solidarity with current progressive movements and has made contributions to both progressive and more centrist Democrats.
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