We frequently hear the leftist Democrats decrying billionaires and trying to whip up angst against the rich.
If you were to believe Democrats like Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed or Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, you might view the billionaires as a scourge. You might also think that they honestly believe what they say about money in politics.
Here's Talarico complaining that "billionaires" are pouring money into Texas to "buy this Senate seat."
Talarico: "Billionaires are pouring an unprecedented amount of money into Texas to try to buy this Senate seat ... they are hoping that Texans will care more about these manufactured culture wars than actual wars. They're hoping Texans will care more about pronouns than prices.… pic.twitter.com/E3DvfcLld2
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 26, 2026
Except there's a small problem with his take.
We've pointed out previously how he got money through a PAC from Epstein buddy and billionaire Reid Hoffman. And not just a little bit either: $11.5 million. Hoffman lives in California. Talarico also got money from other wealthy Californians, as we reported, despite falsely claiming that his money all came from "hardworking Texans."
Talarico has money from multiple billionaires.
Via Texas Tribune and Forbes https://t.co/pcZmcb1Sl9 pic.twitter.com/TmszgGflvn
— Emily Jashinsky (@emilyjashinsky) September 27, 2026
Talarico went to New York for money too. Republican Rep. Brandon Gill (TX-30) nailed Talarico on this Monday night event that has some Hollywood names on the list, including an introduction by actor Robert De Niro.
James Talarico is raising money in New York City tonight at an event hosted by Robert de Niro.
— Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) September 28, 2026
Two weeks ago, he raised money in Los Angeles at the home of the creator of Grey's Anatomy.
He raises money with California and New York elites because he's running to be their third… pic.twitter.com/sK7Zde6ejA
Then there's El-Sayed, who's constantly talking about getting "money out of politics." As his Republican opponent Mike Rogers notes in this ad, he's constantly talking about getting "money out of politics," but then he himself is going begging for money from the billionaires and other rich people?
Abdul El-Sayed is going to spend his evening with California billionaires, hosted by the Soros family, begging for money.
— Mike Rogers (@MikeRogersForMI) September 28, 2026
So much for ‘money out of politics.’ pic.twitter.com/wGrT7N1TRI
El-Sayed first got $10 million from the Senate Majority PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
Then, as the Rogers' ad notes, El-Sayed went to California to collect cash from billionaires.
The ad asks a good question: Why are the people of California getting involved in this election? We could ask the same question about the election in Texas and Talarico.
Check out the names on this:
Abdul made this post in California.
— Great Lakes HQ (@GreatLakes_HQ) September 28, 2026
He has a fundraiser tonight in with California billionaires. https://t.co/BNzYjOGjoR pic.twitter.com/zUXTrYlptu
Jeffrey Soros is a Hollywood film and television producer, as well as the Co-CEO of the Los Angeles Media Fund (LAMF). He's also the nephew of billionaire George Soros.
Here's a clip from the fundraiser in which Jeffrey Soros explains that he's known El-Sayed for a long time.
FIRST ON FOX: A behind-the-scenes moment at a California fundraiser is drawing new attention to Abdul El-Sayed's longtime ties to the Soros family.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 29, 2026
Jeffrey Soros, the nephew of billionaire George Soros, tells attendees he first met El-Sayed in 2012 while interviewing him for the… pic.twitter.com/tq15dAehvM
"I just wanted to welcome you here and express my appreciation for coming. And it's been a privilege," Soros said while standing next to El-Sayed during the event, the footage showed. "Speaking of privilege, I've had the pleasure of knowing Abdul since 2012. I got to interview him as a finalist for my parents. Fellowship, the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans."
El-Sayed won the Fellowship, which was open to immigrants and the children of immigrants. El-Sayed was born in Michigan to Egyptian immigrant parents.
This isn't "getting money out of politics" — it's getting money right into the pockets of the Democrat campaigns.
"Abdul El-Sayed raising dark Soros money in California after begging Chuck Schumer for money in DC is the least surprising thing he’s done all cycle," Alyssa Brouillet, communications director for GOP nominee Mike Rogers' campaign, previously told Fox News Digital. "That’s what a conman does — says one thing and does another. Michiganders can’t trust this guy."
So when Democrats like El-Sayed and Talarico are pitching to their base for votes, talking against the billionaires, then taking the money from those billionaires, I'd say that makes them both hypocrites and liars. Their base should feel hoodwinked, because that's what's going on here.
The coastal fundraising efforts also say something about who Talarico and El-Sayed really represent.
Why are they going to the coasts to get money for their campaigns?
It's because they're going to represent California and New York extremism, not the values of Michigan or Texas.
