A volunteer with the activist group PurgePalantir confronted Rep. Hakeem Jeffries about campaign contributions linked to Palantir during an exchange captured on video and posted to social media on Tuesday, according to a post by Zeteo Political Correspondent & Columnist Prem Thakker.
In the video, the volunteer asks Jeffries whether he would commit to returning about $25,000 in donations tied to Palantir, referring to “the other four representatives” who have pledged to give back similar contributions. Jeffries responds that he does not believe he has taken money from Palantir but says he would look into the claim.
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— PurgePalantir (@PurgePalantir) February 18, 2026
Federal Election Commission records show that Jeffries’ campaign committee received donations from individuals employed by Palantir Technologies, including a $44,300 contribution in February 2025 from Mehdi Alhassani, who lists his employer as Palantir, according to the FEC database.
The confrontation was shared by Thakker, who wrote that the volunteer was with PurgePalantir, a campaign that seeks to pressure elected officials to reject or redirect donations from Palantir-linked donors. The group argues that Palantir’s technology has been used in mass surveillance and immigration enforcement and has called on politicians to cut financial ties to the company.
The reference to “the other four representatives” appears to point to lawmakers who have recently pledged to donate or redirect campaign funds connected to Palantir executives or employees after pressure from the campaign. Activist groups and news outlets have reported that several Democrats said they would give such money to immigrant rights organizations or decline future contributions.
HUGE WIN FOR THE PEOPLE. 🫡
— PurgePalantir (@PurgePalantir) February 9, 2026
Rep. @RepJasonCrow (#4 on our list) and Sen. @SenatorHick (#5) will each donate tens of thousands of $$$ to immigrant rights groups to offset the respective $59,700 and $51,507 campaign money they’ve received from current+former Palantir employees. https://t.co/JXSlc9swMB
Jeffries has not publicly committed to returning the Palantir-linked funds. His office did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the exchange or the FEC records.
Palantir, which provides data analytics tools to government agencies and private companies, has faced criticism from civil liberties groups over its work with U.S. immigration authorities and law enforcement. The company has said its software is used to help agencies carry out lawful missions and improve efficiency.
