Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is being accused of “endangering state and national security” with her latest veto of legislation protecting Arizona military bases from Chinese threats.
The bill, SB 1109, sponsored by Arizona State Majority Leader Janae Shamp, would have banned the People’s Republic of China from purchasing, owning, or acquiring land in Arizona.
In recent years, China has acquired large tracts of land and other property near essential installations, including military bases in southern Arizona and elsewhere. China has also acquired land near critical infrastructure, and sensitive corporate areas, with a goal of conducting surveillance and collecting data on important U.S. assets, as well as to monitor the leaders and workers who manage those assets. Critics of China say that by having access to this land, it can also position autonomous arsenal, such as drone swarms, and would have the ability to launch an attack on military bases or other sensitive areas considered critical to national security in the event of a conflict.
“With every politically motivated veto of public safety legislation put on her desk by Republicans, Governor Katie Hobbs continues to violate her oath of office she swore to uphold by endangering the lives and livelihoods of all Arizonans,” said Shamp. “SB 1109 was a commonsense security measure to ensure enemies of the United States would not have easy access to our military bases and critical infrastructure to carry out harm. Luke Air Force Base recently faced this very real danger. It is utterly insane that Arizona’s top elected official would rather be an obstructionist against safeguarding our citizens from threats than to sign legislation giving our state a fighting chance at proactively preventing attacks. Hobbs is a total disgrace. I pray Arizonans are paying attention to her self-serving, hyper-partisan track record because the future of our state is in jeopardy so long as she continues on this trajectory.”
Hobbs, who has been dubbed the “Veto Queen,” has vetoed other public safety legislation intended to protect Arizona communities from harm and strengthened national security including SB 1027, the Secure Telecommunications Act of 2025. That bill would have banned any critical telecommunications infrastructure within the State of Arizona from using equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary.
Hobbs also vetoed SB 1066 would have prohibited land in Arizona from being conveyed to a hostile foreign entity.
Arizona has suffered under a long succession of bad leadership from the 9th floor but Hobbs takes the prize as the biggest moron yet. We deserve better.
Stolen elections have consequences.
Can Hobbs be recalled over this?
Heard it mentioned on Sean Hannity’s radio show this afternoon. He appropriately labeled her “the idiot Governor of AZ”.
She is a certified POS!!!
And what did you expect from the Hobbit. Common sense? She has absolutely none and is perhaps the most idiotic governor of any state I have seen except Gavin Hair Gel and Tampon Tim. She fits right in with the left wing idiots sorry to say. AZ voters deserve her. They had a clear choice and voted for Hobbs along with all the deep state Little Johnnie republicans who hate their party…..
No, AZ citizens did not elect Hobbs – she stole the election with the help if Adrian Fontes.. . et al.
Another example of the princess and her husband
Doing what they feel is good for self. We
Have 2 lefty senators and they want another for
the congress in pima co. Neef to weed them
out but i forgot its not the individual they
Vote for Its The name name with a d
Behind it.
UPOS
Hobbs is by far the WORST Governor this state has ever had! She was installed to follow orders and ruin this once great state.
I’ve lived in Az for over 50 years and not one Democrat Governor that was any damn good but then we’ve had Republican Governors that were real pieces of work who were impeached and removed from office b
No surprise there. She’s a Chinese puppet willing to hurt our country.
So many untrue things here. This a fear mongering article.
Name it then please
Typical Libtard. What’s untrue? You can’t name a thing.
Can you be more specific, exactly what things in the article are untrue?
Please state those untrue things. Prove your statement please
Commenting responders are too nice; this is a troll.
I can Read REED – what’s your specific ‘untruths’ why are the Chinese buying all this land, not only in Arizona but across the nation? Why are they flying spy balloons over bases? This isn’t just here – this is occurring nationwide – actually world wide ‘ Australia ‘ filed a similar compliant. Think they’re looking for places to set up new Chinese food markets?
Well please tell us how its so then Reed? What is the fear? You threw it out, please bring the receipts.