Posted 3/22/2024, 8:50:39 PM
China hawk Rep. Gallagher leaving Congress early for tech firm Palantir
- Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) is taking a job at defense tech company Palantir after leaving Congress early
- Gallagher chairs the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and is known as a China hawk
- His new role signals Palantir's increased focus on US-China tensions, especially regarding Taiwan
- Gallagher recently led push to pass bill banning TikTok in US while under Chinese ownership
- He works with China hawk Jacob Helberg, who joined Palantir in August as senior policy advisor