Dem Congressional Hopeful’s ‘Working Class’ Persona Crumbles After Lavish Lifestyle Exposed

Self-described “working class” Democrat congressional hopeful Hanna Trudo was exposed after conservative podcast hosts discovered her Ferrari ownership and membership on a millionaire dating site.

Trudo, a former journalist for The Daily Beast, Politico, and The Hill, announced her potential congressional run for New Hampshire’s first district in early May, claiming that she grew up in a “working-class” family that received heating assistance.

“Like many families, we received heating assistance at times to get through our freezing winters. While my mom was not able to go to college or buy a home due to the high cost of living, she worked tirelessly as a public school Title 1 reading aide,” Trudo wrote in her campaign announcement, according to the Daily Mail.

The hosts of the conservative “Ruthless” podcast began investigating Trudo’s background after she initially offered to appear on their show, but then reportedly ghosted producers for several weeks.

Their investigation uncovered a profile on Luxy, an exclusive dating website that requires users to have a “verified annual income” exceeding $200,000 and describes itself as a platform where “only sophisticated, successful and people of quality join.”

According to Luxy’s website, “60% of our members have a verified annual income of more than €200,000,” or $223,000, and “41% verified income greater than €1 million,” or $1.1 million.

On the dating profile featuring her name and photo, Trudo described herself as a “senior political correspondent, splitting my time between DC (weekdays), NYC, & Miami (for fun).”

The podcast team also discovered that Trudo had posted an image of a Ferrari on social media, offering it for sale.

Trudo responded to the Daily Mail article on X, writing: “Sorry gentlemen, I like fashion AND Medicare for All! $15 minimum wage.”

“You can try and shame me into not running for NH1 because you hate progressives, but not for being a fabulous woman.”

Sorry gentlemen, I like fashion AND Medicare for All! $15 minimum wage.

You can try and shame me into not running for #NH1 because you hate progressives, but not for being a fabulous woman

Live Free or Die #nhpolitics https://t.co/7NxPKLSEAB

— Hanna Trudo (@HCTrudo) May 16, 2025

Trudo initially announced her interest in running for Congress with messaging focused heavily on working-class advocacy.

“I’m simply writing with the same fire I’ve spit for the past decade: Democrats must be better,” she wrote in her campaign memo, per NBC News.

“Under Donald Trump’s off-brand of authoritarian politics, we are no longer free. Our First Amendment freedoms are being cruelly ripped away by Trump, Elon Musk and other obscenely rich, unelected tech lackeys who have contempt for us.”

She specifically cited Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) failed presidential campaign as her inspiration to explore a run for office, emphasizing that “new blood matters alongside a working class agenda.”

Her announcement was met with amusement from conservative media outlets, who pointed to her candidacy as more evidence that many Washington, D.C., journalists harbor partisan Democratic leanings while claiming journalistic objectivity.

The Washington Free Beacon combed through Trudo’s tweets, revealing a “left-wing activist feed” convinced that America was “no longer free” under President Donald, in addition to less-than-objective headlines like “Sanders steps back into role as anti-oligarch crusader.”

NEW: Hanna Trudo, a journalist who covered the Democratic Party for The Hill, is “exploring” a run for Congress in New Hampshire.

It seems redundant to mention that Trudo would be running as a Democrat, but there you have it.@AndrewStilesUSA has reviewed Trudo’s social media… pic.twitter.com/FPemlT9kKa

— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) May 6, 2025

New Hampshire’s first congressional district is currently represented by Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas, who announced that he is running for Senate in 2026.