Abdul El-Sayed, Who Said Trump Tax Bill Benefited 'Folks Who Don't Really Need More Money,' Claimed $26,000 Trump Tax Deduction

Collin Anderson· Jul 30, 2026 · 9:50 PM UTC ·4 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 1 view

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El-Sayed and his wife claimed a "qualified business income deduction" of $26,171 on their 2025 tax return, according to a partial copy of the return. El-Sayed reported plenty of pass-through business income. His latest Senate financial disclosure, which covers all of 2025 and the first seven months of 2026, lists $167,000 in income from AME Higher LLC, the firm through which El-Sayed accepts consulting and speaking fees.

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▪El-Sayed and his wife claimed a "qualified business income deduction" of $26,171 on their 2025 tax return, according to a partial copy of the return.
▪El-Sayed reported plenty of pass-through business income.
▪His latest Senate financial disclosure, which covers all of 2025 and the first seven months of 2026, lists $167,000 in income from AME Higher LLC, the firm through which El-Sayed accepts consulting and speaking fees.

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Democrats Abdul El-Sayed, Who Said Trump Tax Bill Benefited 'Folks Who Don't Really Need More Money,' Claimed $26,000 Trump Tax Deduction The Senate hopeful took advantage of the qualified business income deduction, a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that Republicans extended in 2025 Abdul El-Sayed (Sarah Rice/Getty Images) Collin Anderson July 30, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} During a March 2025 stop on socialist senator Bernie Sanders's "Fighting Oligarchy" tour, left-wing Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said President Donald Trump's "deplorable and disgusting" tax cuts benefited…

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