{"id":2567478,"date":"2026-02-07T15:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T20:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-member-deflects-when-asked-about-her-8-million-wealth-jump-since-entering-congress\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T15:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T20:37:06","slug":"squad-member-deflects-when-asked-about-her-8-million-wealth-jump-since-entering-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-member-deflects-when-asked-about-her-8-million-wealth-jump-since-entering-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Squad Member Deflects When Asked About Her $8 Million Wealth Jump Since Entering Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsquad-member-deflects-when-asked-about-her-8-million-wealth-jump-since-entering-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2567478&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley faced scrutiny after a 2024 financial disclosure indicated a net worth of up to $8 million, driven by rental properties in Massachusetts and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The piece notes Pressley entered Congress in 2018 with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-propublicas-looking-for-a-corrupt-sellout-it-should-pivot-from-clarence-thomas-to-the-mirror\/\" title=\"ProPublica should shift focus from Clarence Thomas to self-reflection if seeking a corrupt sellout.\">negative net worth<\/a> and that the 2024 disclosure suggests a substantial wealth increase. Fox Business\u2019 Chad Pergram pressed her on the sources of income from these rentals; Pressley replied that she submits her disclosure like everyone else and there\u2019s nothing to see here.The article mentions Pressley as a member of the House group known as \u201cthe Squad\u201d and references broader wealth- and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ethics-related questions facing<\/a> some members, including Ilhan Omar. It also states that her husband earned as much as $1 million in 2024 and that Pressley sold the Fort Lauderdale rental property for about $250,000\u2013$500,000 in 2024, a sale not listed in prior disclosures from 2019\u20132023.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley brushed off a question Wednesday about how her wealth jumped to as much as $8 million after initially entering Congress with a negative net worth.<\/p>\n<p>Pressley entered Congress after upsetting incumbent Democrat Rep. Michael Capuano of Massachusetts in a 2018 primary election, <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Ayanna_Pressley\">according<\/a> to Ballotpedia, and her initial <a href=\"https:\/\/disclosures-clerk.house.gov\/public_disc\/financial-pdfs\/2018\/10028512.pdf\">financial disclosure<\/a> led some to conclude her net worth was in the negatives.<\/p>\n<p>Fox Business reporter Chad Pergram questioned Pressley after her <a href=\"https:\/\/disclosures-clerk.house.gov\/public_disc\/financial-pdfs\/2024\/10067354.pdf\">financial disclosure for 2024<\/a> indicated a net worth of as much as $8 million, due to multiple rental properties in Massachusetts and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in a segment that aired on &ldquo;The Bottom Line&rdquo; Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How did you make all this income from the rental property?&rdquo; Pergram asked Pressley, who responded, &ldquo;Sir, I submit my financial disclosure, just like everybody else. There&rsquo;s nothing to see here. Thank you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is it appropriate for members to make so much money when they&rsquo;re in office? Should there be rules there?&rdquo; Pergram asked.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Pressley did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Pressley is a member of a group in the House of Representatives known as &ldquo;the Squad,&rdquo; which has called for &ldquo;defunding&rdquo; police and cancelling <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/09\/29\/opinion-as-biden-and-the-squad-saddle-taxpayers-with-a-student-loan-bailout-americans-push-back-vasquez\/\">student loan debt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other prominent members of the group include Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>During the Biden administration, the Justice Department probed how Omar&rsquo;s wealth jumped since she entered Congress, particularly due to income received by her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Pressley&rsquo;s husband, who served a prison term for drug trafficking, has reportedly raked in as much as $1,000,000 in 2024, according to the latest financial disclosure.<\/p>\n<p>Pressley also raked in between $250,000 and $500,000 when she sold the Fort Lauderdale rental property in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The property was not listed in her <a href=\"https:\/\/disclosures-clerk.house.gov\/public_disc\/financial-pdfs\/2023\/10061223.pdf\">2023<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/disclosures-clerk.house.gov\/public_disc\/financial-pdfs\/2022\/10053416.pdf\">2022<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/disclosures-clerk.house.gov\/public_disc\/financial-pdfs\/2021\/10047340.pdf\">2021<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/disclosures-clerk.house.gov\/public_disc\/financial-pdfs\/2020\/10040768.pdf\">2020<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/disclosures-clerk.house.gov\/public_disc\/financial-pdfs\/2019\/10037645.pdf\">2019<\/a> financial disclosures, and its purchase apparently was not reported in any of those forms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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Ayanna Pressley faced questions about how her wealth grew to as much as $8 million after she began serving in Congress, given that her financial disclosure initially showed a negative net worth. Pressley won her seat in 2018 by defeating incumbent Rep. Michael Capuano. A 2024 financial disclosure indicated a net worth of up to $8 million, helped by several rental properties in Massachusetts and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In a segment on The Bottom Line, Fox Business\u2019 Chad Pergram asked how she earned income from these rentals; Pressley replied that she submits her financial disclosure like everyone else and suggested there was nothing to discuss, while also asking whether it\u2019s appropriate for members to accumulate substantial wealth while in office and whether there should be rules governing it.<\/p>\n<p>Pressley did not respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation. She is part of \u201cthe Squad,\u201d a group in the House that has advocated for police defunding and student loan debt cancellation, alongside Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib. During the Biden era, the Justice Department examined Omar\u2019s wealth growth, largely tied to her husband\u2019s income. Pressley\u2019s husband, who previously served time for drug trafficking, reportedly earned up to $1 million in 2024 according to the latest disclosure. Pressley also earned between $250,000 and $500,000 from selling the Fort Lauderdale rental property in 2024, a property that was not listed in her 2013\u20132019 disclosures, and whose purchase apparently was not reported in earlier forms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2567479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Michael-Featured-Image-635.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4402,50410,73270,7511],"class_list":["post-2567478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congress","tag-controversy-2","tag-squad-2","tag-wealth"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Michael-Featured-Image-635.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567478"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2567482,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567478\/revisions\/2567482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2567479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}