Stephen A. Smith Defends American Dream, Targets Socialist Democrats Over $686,069 Income Filing
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 16
Stephen A. Smith Defends American Dream, Targets Socialist Democrats Over $686,069 Income Filing
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 16
Summary
Stephen A. Smith used his SiriusXM show Thursday to argue the U.S. still offers unmatched economic mobility, rejecting comparisons to Denmark, Finland and Sweden.
Smith said socialist Democrats wrongly cast America itself as the source of hardship, instead of blaming politicians, corporations and lobbyists for policies that hurt working-class voters.
Abdul El-Sayed’s newly released 2025 tax return — showing $686,069 in total income and $675,246 in adjusted gross income — became Smith’s latest example of socialism advocates benefiting from capitalism.
Smith also said the wealth gap is "very, very real" and helps explain socialist appeal, but warned ideas popular with younger New York voters could cost Democrats a general election elsewhere.