Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden's millionaire son blasts dad and 'cronies' for hating the 'American dream'
Sen. Ron Wyden's son takes Elon Musk's side in father's Twitter feud
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and his "cronies" were blasted by the senator’s multimillionaire son for hating the "American dream."
Adam Wyden, the Oregon Democrat’s son and a multimillionaire hedge fund manager, put his dad on blast in a Sunday night tweet.
The younger Wyden torched legislators for trying to "mindlessly and haphazardly" take things apart.
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"Why does he hate us / the American dream so much?!?!?!?!" the Florida-based hedge fund manager wrote. "Reality is: most legislators have never built anything… so I guess it’s easier to mindlessly and haphazardly try and tear stuff down."
"Thankfully, I think I can compound faster than my dad and his cronies can confiscate it…" Wyden added.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., during a press conference about supply chain issues on Nov. 4, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. ((Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images))
The senatorial son’s tweet came as a response to a Twitter roast of the elder Wyden by billionaire Elon Musk after the senator took a jab at a social media poll by the Tesla founder.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk ((FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images))
"Whether or not the world’s wealthiest man pays any taxes at all shouldn’t depend on the results of a Twitter poll," the multimillionaire Senate Finance Committee chairman wrote. "It’s time for the Billionaires Income Tax."
"Much is made lately of unrealized gains being a means of tax avoidance, so I propose selling 10% of my Tesla stock. Do you support this?" Musk asked his Twitter followers, who voted in favor of the move.
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"I will abide by the results of this poll, whichever way it goes," Musk continued. "Note, I do not take a cash salary or bonus from anywhere. I only have stock, thus the only way for me to pay taxes personally is to sell stock."
Sen. Wyden’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.