I learned the other day that Donald Trump is the only US president in history to have his net worth go down during his term in office. And that reminded me of something kept very hush hush by the Left in the US. The liberals – champions of open borders, socialism, heavier taxes – are savant-level geniuses at investing! They are so unbelievably good, that it is a mystery why the country is in debt.
Nancy Pelosi was first elected to the House in 1987. Her net worth wasn’t small, 6 figures adjusting for inflation. Today? She’s worth up to $410 million. That’s amazing. Why is she working as a public servant making $174,000 a year? With investing skills like that, she should be managing massive funds, making a killing and living a life of luxury. Doesn’t that seem odd to you? That’s nearly 40 years of well over the average returns. She has increased her value by 63054%. Could it be insider trading, or is she the single greatest investor in history?
Ilhan Omar – champion of socialist-style goals like universal healthcare, free education, cancelling student debt, expanded welfare and social safety net – entered office with a net worth of $1000 to $45,000 in 2019 when she first entered office. She is now worth between $18 and $30 million. That’s a 66567% return, or 99.7% per year. Wow. She must be a genius as well. Her husband’s consulting firm received $3 million from her campaign. That’s a whole lotta “consulting”. In 2024, her flight expenses were $120,000, while she was spouting “defund the police”.
How about Mr. Socialism “the rich are the problem”, Bernie Sanders? He entered the senate in 2007 worth about $400,000. He’s worth over $3 million today. That’s a 650% total return. Pretty darn impressive. Not quite at the god-like investing level of Pelosi and Omar, but a multimillionaire nonetheless. He simultaneously takes $2.5 million for a book deal while criticizing corporate America.
Elizabeth Warren grew her net worth from $2 million to $18 million from 2013, an 800% rise. Kamala Harris grew her net worth from $2 million in 2017, to $10 million in just 8 years, a 400% jump, and her husband benefitted from big contracts with Big Pharma. Maxine Waters entered congress in 1991 worth $200,000 and is now worth $10 million, a 4900% increase. The global average rate of return for investors is about 6% per year. Just these 6 Democrats combines for an average annualized rate of return of 107%.
These are the same people showing up on your screen, blaming the state of the world on the wealthy, labelling capitalism evil, and pushing for more socialist systems. The same people telling you that Trump is in the back pocket of private interests. In other words, they are hypocrites who have clearly leveraged their political position – won by convincing voters they are “for the people” – to massively increase their personal wealth.
Where does this wealth come from? How are their investments performing 20X better than average people? Who might have helped them? To whom do they owe favours? When multimillionaires tell blue collar workers about the wonders of socialism, something is amiss. It’s almost like they’re duping the voting public to believe they have the needs of the people foremost in their hearts while they enrich themselves.
These aren’t just numbers, they’re a window into a system of lies, fake virtue, and manipulation, where the elite play by their own rules. Democrats rail against the evils of capitalism while enjoying the benefits of it in a massive way. The taxpayer gets to pay for their policies; they get to profit from them. How can they talk about wealth inequality with a straight face? The next time a politician preaches socialism from their mansion, ask yourself whose side they are really on. Spoiler alert: It isn’t yours.
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