Democrats Call the ‘Upper Class’ the Enemy
Rep. Summer Lee hit a nerve while campaigning in Michigan for Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed. Her message was simple and sharp. She told the crowd that the “upper class” is the real “enemy.”
It was a blunt moment. And it matters. When top Democrats begin framing wealth and the upper class as the enemy, politics shifts from policy fights to identity and envy.
Lee did not mince words. “I see other people who are fighting like hell to make you feel like your enemy is sitting next to you,” Lee said in a video posted by The Washington Free Beacon. “That your enemy is somebody who worships differently than you are, or looks differently than you are, comes from a different socioeconomic background than you, unless they are the upper class.”
She went further. “They only have the politics of fear and division and destruction and disruption. They need us to keep our focus away from the people who have participated in the biggest sex trafficking ring in our country,” Lee continued, appearing to reference the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I need you to instead lead and learn and live in your power.”
This kind of rhetoric is no accident. It traces back to the leftward pull in the party. Think Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and the so-called Squad. They push a worldview that often reduces complex problems to “us vs. them.”
That sells to some voters. It energizes a base. But it also widens divides. It turns debates about tax policy, education and crime into moral battles against entire groups of people.
Republicans warn that this is dangerous. Class warfare language encourages resentment. It distracts from practical solutions that actually improve lives. That’s the real cost.
Whatever your politics, these words deserve scrutiny. Elected officials should be judged on whether they offer answers, not just anger. Campaign rallies are meant to rally voters. But voters also deserve plans.
Watch the clip and judge for yourself.
NOW: At Abdul El-Sayed’s University of Michigan rally, Congresswoman Summer Lee told the crowd that the “upper class” is the real “enemy.” @FreeBeacon pic.twitter.com/Anw1GjZS7S
— Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) April 8, 2026