{"id":8947,"date":"2026-07-17T21:04:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8947"},"modified":"2026-07-17T21:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:04:41","slug":"michigan-senate-hopeful-abdul-el-sayed-earns-top-1-household-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8947","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed earns top 1% household income"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6401328290112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Far-left Michigan Senate candidate faces &#8216;champagne socialism&#8217; accusations<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">&#8216;Outnumbered&#8217; discusses far-left Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and his &#8216;champagne socialism&#8217; accusations. His reported 2025 household income, $686,069, is significantly higher than Michigan&#8217;s median income. The segment also highlights his controversial association with streamer Hasan Piker, known for his 9\/11 comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who has been intensely critical of the wealthy while on the campaign trail, makes enough money to put him and his wife in the top 1% of households in his state.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">El-Sayed and his wife collectively earned $686,069 in 2025, according to recently released tax returns. To make it into the top 1% of earners <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_761245\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in Michigan<\/a>, households need to bring in just over $611,500, according to IRS data analyzed by Axios.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;For people who have accumulated so much wealth that your money makes money, at some point, we\u2019re like, \u2018well we can\u2019t possibly tax them,\u2019&#8221; El-Sayed said at an August 2025 campaign event. &#8220;If I told you how much wealth is held by the 300,000 most wealthy Americans in this country, it would blow your mind \u2026 so if we put a tax on wealth it would return a lot of that money back into public use.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_761246\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-senate-hopeful-abdul-el-sayed-recounts-smashing-vodka-bottle-after-beard-criticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DEM SENATE HOPEFUL ABDUL EL-SAYED RECOUNTS SMASHING VODKA BOTTLE AFTER BEARD CRITICISM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Guns.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Guns.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Guns.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Guns.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Guns.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Guns.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Guns.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Guns.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Guns.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"2273878403\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Michigan Senate Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed has spent his campaign denying he wanted to defund the police, but in an unearthed clip he questioned &#8220;Do police really need to use guns?&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Sarah Rice\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The released return also lists $262,299 in capital gains, even as El-Sayed has criticized extreme wealth by arguing that some Americans have so much money that their &#8220;money makes money.&#8221; The Senate hopeful, who reported owning two rental properties worth $750,000 in 2025, has also been critical of &#8220;greedy landlords.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">El-Sayed, however, has reserved most of his criticism for billionaires, a category that does not encompass his own level of wealth.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;So a lot of folks are like, \u2018well, Abdul, you know, you just don\u2019t want people to get rich.\u2019 No! I don\u2019t begrudge anyone their millions,&#8221; El-Sayed said at a campaign event. &#8220;But I do begrudge everyone their billions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_761247\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/bill-maher-calls-bernie-sanders-says-hes-tired-hearing-rich-dont-pay-fair-share-taxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BILL MAHER CALLS OUT BERNIE SANDERS, SAYS HE&#8217;S TIRED OF HEARING THE RICH DON&#8217;T PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/abdul-el-sayed-bernie-sanders.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/abdul-el-sayed-bernie-sanders.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/abdul-el-sayed-bernie-sanders.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/abdul-el-sayed-bernie-sanders.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/931\/523\/abdul-el-sayed-bernie-sanders.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1862\/1046\/abdul-el-sayed-bernie-sanders.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/720\/405\/abdul-el-sayed-bernie-sanders.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1440\/810\/abdul-el-sayed-bernie-sanders.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1200\/675\/abdul-el-sayed-bernie-sanders.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Abdul El-Sayed and Sen. Bernie Sanders\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., stands with Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed after speaking at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026 in Detroit, Mich.<\/span> <span>(Sarah Rice\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Some of El-Sayed\u2019s biggest supporters in Congress, however, have been directly critical of the 1% that El-Sayed is a part of.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sanders, a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_761248\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/bernie-sanders-reveals-demand-democrat-party-says-working-people-swept-new-york-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-described socialist who endorsed<\/a> El-Sayed on the same day he launched his campaign for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_761249\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-civil-war-heads-michigan-progressives-face-biggest-test-high-stakes-senate-showdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan\u2019s Senate seat<\/a>, has long railed against &#8220;the 1%&#8221; as a malign influence on American politics. The Vermont senator also endorsed El-Sayed\u2019s <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_761250\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-senate-hopeful-abdul-el-sayed-recounts-smashing-vodka-bottle-after-beard-criticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018 bid for Michigan governor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Extreme wealth is an existential threat to our economy and our democracy and it demands a crisis-level response,&#8221; his campaign website reads. &#8220;Abdul supports taxing billionaire wealth akin to policies proposed by <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_761251\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/bernie-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/a>, Rep. Ro Khanna, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren and will champion proposals that will reduce the wealth and power of the ultra-rich and return it to working people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_761252\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-senate-hopefuls-pink-gloved-meltdown-resurfaces-after-viral-pep-talk-ignited-mockery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DEM SENATE HOPEFUL&#8217;S PINK-GLOVED MELTDOWN RESURFACES AFTER VIRAL PEP TALK IGNITED MOCKERY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/streamer-hasan-piker-abdul-el-sayed-democrat-senate-michigan-college-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/streamer-hasan-piker-abdul-el-sayed-democrat-senate-michigan-college-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/streamer-hasan-piker-abdul-el-sayed-democrat-senate-michigan-college-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/streamer-hasan-piker-abdul-el-sayed-democrat-senate-michigan-college-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/931\/523\/streamer-hasan-piker-abdul-el-sayed-democrat-senate-michigan-college-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/streamer-hasan-piker-abdul-el-sayed-democrat-senate-michigan-college-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/720\/405\/streamer-hasan-piker-abdul-el-sayed-democrat-senate-michigan-college-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/streamer-hasan-piker-abdul-el-sayed-democrat-senate-michigan-college-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/streamer-hasan-piker-abdul-el-sayed-democrat-senate-michigan-college-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Hasan Piker and Abdul El-Sayed take a selfie with a group of young fans.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Streamer Hasan Piker, left, and Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, center right, take a selfie with young fans following a campaign event, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.<\/span> <span>(Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/AP Photo)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">A portion of El-Sayed\u2019s household income comes from his wife\u2019s psychiatry practice, which attracted criticism after a webpage belonging to the practice reportedly claimed that it <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_761253\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-senate-candidate-pushing-water-affordability-agenda-racked-up-unpaid-bills-1-28m-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">did not accept insurance.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">His reported household income is far higher than the $237,000 in gross income disclosed during his <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_761254\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/michigan-senate-candidate-abdul-el-sayed-dodges-question-whether-he-still-supports-defunding-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 gubernatorial run<\/a>, according to prior reporting. Despite his left-wing rhetoric, El-Sayed spends his sizable income on upscale items, most visibly wristwatches ranging in value from $2,000 to $10,000, according to the Washington Free Beacon.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The El-Sayed campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Friday.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Far-left Michigan Senate candidate faces &#8216;champagne socialism&#8217; accusations &#8216;Outnumbered&#8217; discusses far-left Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and his &#8216;champagne socialism&#8217; accusations. His reported 2025 household income, $686,069, is significantly higher than Michigan&#8217;s median income. The segment also highlights his controversial association with streamer Hasan Piker, known for his 9\/11 comments. 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