Hosts of the “Ruthless Podcast” accused Democratic Senate candidates Adam Hamilton of Kansas and Troy Jackson of Maine of inconsistency between their criticism of big-money politics and financial disclosures or campaign support. The comments came ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, according to Fox News Digital’s report published Oct. 21.
Co-host John Ashbrook cited a recent report that Hamilton owns as much as $4 million in stock in artificial-intelligence and data-center companies. Ashbrook noted that Hamilton had previously criticized AI technology and said the candidate was benefiting financially from data centers. The source does not specify the date or details of Hamilton’s earlier comments or identify the report on his holdings.
The podcast hosts also discussed a financial disclosure showing that Hamilton’s wife earned between $5,001 and $15,000 in interest from bonds issued by the Bank of China. Co-host Comfortably Smug made a joke about the bond interest. The source does not provide further information about the bonds or the couple’s other assets.
Hamilton spokesperson Tyson Brody responded that Republican Sen. Roger Marshall had voted for $30 billion in tax breaks for data centers and measures making it easier to build them, while receiving tens of thousands of dollars from data-center developers. Brody said Hamilton would leave decisions about what is right for local communities to Kansans rather than “big tech.” The source does not provide additional details about the votes, donations or financial disclosures cited in that response.
The hosts also criticized Jackson after he disclosed that at least four billionaires had contributed to his campaign, according to the report. Ashbrook pointed to Jackson’s past statement that he had no billionaire backing. Co-host Josh Holmes argued that Democrats who campaign against corporate influence and large donations rely on such support. Ashbrook also said Jackson’s son is a lobbyist. The report does not provide details about the son’s work or the amount contributed by the billionaires.
A Jackson campaign spokesperson told WGME that nearly 200,000 people had donated to Jackson’s campaign, with 95% of contributions below $100 and support from residents in all 16 Maine counties. The spokesperson said the campaign did not accept corporate PAC contributions, contrasted Jackson’s fundraising with that of Republican Sen. Susan Collins, and accused Collins of steering taxpayer money to campaign donors. These statements are the campaign’s claims; the supplied report provides no independent documentation or response from Collins on them.
Fox News Digital said it sought comment from both the Jackson and Collins campaigns. The source includes the Jackson campaign’s response through WGME but does not include a response from Collins’s campaign. It describes the Maine contest between Jackson and Collins as a toss-up and says the outlet’s latest power rankings rate Kansas as leaning Republican in Marshall’s favor. The material does not give the publication dates or methodology for those ratings.
