An investigative report by Vox reveals that Mountaire Farms, through CEO Ronald Cameron, has funneled approximately $75 million to Trump-aligned political groups and far-right candidates since 2014. Cameron’s significant financial contributions and his appointment as an economic adviser during the early COVID-19 reopening further illustrate the company’s active role in promoting a deregulatory, authoritarian political agenda.

Mountaire Farms, one of the nation’s largest poultry processors, settled a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a Black former employee who alleged that he was punished after raising concerns over racially biased disciplinary actions. The settlement was confirmed in a docket entry on January 15, 2025, ahead of an anticipated jury trial.

On April 1, 2024, Mountaire Farms agreed to a $13.5 million settlement in a wage-fixing case alleging that, along with other poultry companies, it conspired to depress hourly wages below fair market levels. This settlement follows claims that an industry-wide scheme suppressed worker wages over several years.

Mountaire Farms, the fourth-largest U.S. chicken company, distributed letters and provided form letters to its approximately 1,100 contract farmers urging them to oppose a Biden administration proposal designed to enhance transparency and improve contract farmers' conditions. The company argued that the rule would raise costs and reduce farmer wages, a move criticized by farmer advocates as a tactic to suppress fair labor practices.

Mountaire Farms, through its CEO Ronald Cameron, has significantly funded right-wing politics by donating millions to Republican candidates and PACs, and by accepting a role as an economic adviser under Trump. This political engagement supports deregulatory policies that benefit the company and contributes to an authoritarian agenda.