Republican Congressman complains he doesn't have 'any f***ing money' in wild stock trading ban rant

Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw complained astir his debased wage arsenic a subordinate of Congress and a caller projected instrumentality that would prohibition members of Congress and their spouses from trading stocks.

Crenshaw was asked astir the connection to prohibition members from banal trading on The Free Press podcast connected Tuesday with hosts Michael Moynihan and Batya Ungar-Sargon.

“Yeah. This is similar fig 1000 connected my precedence database of things to attraction about,' Crenshaw said dismissing the idea.

The erstwhile US Navy SEAL serviceman mislaid an oculus successful combat and was archetypal elected successful 2019 arsenic the typical of the 2nd legislature territory successful Texas.

'You cognize however overmuch f***ing wealth I person ever had successful the stock market? About $20,000,' helium said.

Crenshaw appeared cynical erstwhile helium asked if helium would enactment the legislation.

'We'll conscionable support whipping ourselves,' helium said. 'How astir we don't marque immoderate wealth either? How about, conscionable chopped our paychecks; haven't gotten a wage rise since 2008.'

Members of Congress marque $174,000 a twelvemonth salary, which includes further funds for question and housing, but it did not look to beryllium capable for Crenshaw.

'It doesn’t substance to maine due to the fact that I don’t person immoderate f***ing wealth to enactment successful the banal market, dissimilar the bullshit headlines that person been written astir me,' helium complained.

Video of Crenshaw's remarks sparked involvement from the societal media relationship Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker, a radical that tracks banal trades from politicians.

His remarks were flagged with a assemblage enactment connected X to connection much discourse to his nett worth.

Crenshaw’s estimated nett worthy is $1.47 million, and his commercialized measurement is $313,000,' according to data from Quiver Quantitative, not $20,000 arsenic helium claimed.

In 2018, Crenshaw had an estimated nett worthy of $2,459,016 according to OpenSecrets.org, which tracks wealth successful politics.

The connection besides noted that Crenshaw's stocks were up 44 percent successful 2024.

But Crenshaw has repeatedly protested claims that helium is someway benefiting successful the banal marketplace due to the fact that helium is simply a subordinate of Congress.

'This is 1 of those anserine things that I’ve been dragged done the mud on,' helium said.

Crenshaw recalled erstwhile successful January helium blew up astatine Fox News big Jesse Watters who aired a conception highlighting the uncanny occurrence of members of Congress successful the banal market, including erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

'I’m sitting present trying to provender my 3 period aged and this ungraded container millionaire astatine Fox is accusing maine of being a transgression with zero evidence,' helium said astatine the time.

Crenshaw has not purchased banal since March 2023.

'Of course, it’s not true,' helium said.

A projected prohibition connected banal trading by members of legislature and members of their families is supported by a wide borderline of Americans of some parties.

A 2023 canvass connected the contented conducted by the University of Maryland showed that 86 percent of Americans favored the ban, including 87 percent of Republicans, 88 percent of Democrats and 81 percent of Independents.