Filthy Rich Democrats JB Pritzker, Ro Khanna Attack the Wealthy

Democrats are at a crossroads as Democratic Socialists of America candidates win primaries, even unseating incumbents. Particularly vexed are well-off Democrat politicians as the DSA engages in its war against the wealthy.

Two prime examples: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and California Rep. Ro Khanna. Pritzker is a billionaire in a party that demonizes wealth. Khanna, who is also very wealthy, has been the face of going after the rich.

Pritzker’s Questioned About His Billions

Last week, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins spoke to Pritzker about the state of his party, including how it’s having “a moment.”

“I think what’s good is that there are Democrats who are standing up and fighting, that there are Democrats who are standing up and talking about and doing something about addressing the high cost of things,” Pritzker responded.

He also brought up “affordability,” attacked President Donald Trump, and claimed Democrats were the ones coming up with “solutions.”

The Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett took deep issue with claims about “solutions” during last Wednesday’s episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” reminding viewers that these far-left candidates see the answer as Medicare for All, universal housing, and taxing the rich.

According to Forbes, Pritzker’s net worth is $4.3 billion.

Collins then brought up New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani backing DSA candidates and how both Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., don’t even think that there should be billionaires.

“What do you make of Democrats in your party as we lead up to 2026 and the midterm elections, and 2028, who rail against the billionaire class in your party?” Collins asked.

He offered a convoluted response Kinnett dubbed “mental gymnastics.”

“You know, I completely understand when people feel like looking at Elon Musk, and what he’s done to this country, and with [the Department of Government Efficiency] and all the things that he blurts out on his own platform on X, when people look at what the other kind of oligarch Big Tech types have done, right? Those are the examples that people have now of billionaires.”

Pritzker again turned the attention away from his inherited billions to Trump. “Look at Donald Trump and the way he has treated working-class and middle-class people. The fact is that I understand why people feel as they do. But I think it’s much more about the values that you carry and then carry out,” he continued.

“I’m sorry, if you if you having a net worth of $4.3 billion doesn’t make you one of the alleged oligarchs, what does it make you?” Kinnett reacted.

Kinnett also addressed Pritzker’s response about his “values,” with an analogy to the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots.

“Remember when the riots were starting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Remember those? Remember how there were people who desperately tried to paint on their windows? ‘Black Lives Matter.’ ‘We share the same values. You won’t hurt me, right?’ Guess what? Bricks also flew through those windows,” Kinnett reminded.

Khanna: A Man of 3,000 Assets

Kinnett later connected Pritzker’s billionaire status and the party’s demonization of the wealthy to Khanna’s crusade.

In a display of being “an absolute nutcase,” Khanna gave a House floor speech promoting leftist causes, including claims about “a lopsided economy that has allowed a few people to hoard extreme wealth and power.”

The Washington Free Beacon found 3,000 individual assets owned by Khanna, his wife, and their minor children, with each having checked off one of the 13 available boxes corresponding to an asset valuation range.

Together, these assets are worth $103 million to more than $340 million.

Khanna’s children alone were reported in 2024 to own between $26 million and more than $73 million in irrevocable trusts, Kinnett mentioned. “I mean, Mr. Oligarchy, ladies and gentlemen, I love it. I love it so much. I do. It’s hilarious. It’s a wonderful time,” he emphasized to mock the congressman.