“...the “poorest man in Congress”...
He actually was one of the poorest in congress with a net worth of around $8 million. And when you consider that the worth of congress people in 2018 that would have been fairly true. Number 49 on the list in worth at that time was Lisa Rochester of Delaware with a net worth of $10.7 million.
So what he was saying was correct in a particlular point of view. He was one of the least wealthy in a job that housed people with a worth like Kevin Hern of Oklahoma who was worth $361 million. However the average worth of a US citizen is just a tad under $192 thousand. So that makes him five times wealthier than the average citizen but a whole lot less than those in his assigned work group.
Point of view, not reality. So it’s not a lie, just a misleading statement. It was what you were allowed to hear.
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But it begs the question, “Where did he get $8 million dollars?”
He’s always worked for the government in one capacity or another his entire life, never worked a civilian job.
Do unspent campaign contributions count a net worth funds?
And if he spent that money on his beach house and other luxury items, then that is illegal..................