Trump-backed congressional candidate Bo Hines says he ‘can’t afford’ to give up his salary. But federal records show he has no salary – By Hanna Kang (Business Insider) / Oct 19, 2022
- Bo Hines, a congressional candidate from North Carolina, twice claimed that he and his wife “can’t afford to give up a month’s salary.”
- The Republican reports no salary on his most recently reported personal finance disclosure.
- A trust fund is the only reported asset in Hines’ financial disclosure.
At a Republican event in September, North Carolina congressional candidate Bo Hines bemoaned the state of the economy: “Me and my wife, we can’t afford to give up a month’s salary.”
He repeated this assertion in an interview earlier this month.
“With 8.3% inflation, that is the equivalent of one month salary for the average American,” he said. “I know in my household, my wife and I can’t afford to give up one month’s salary. We have bills to pay, we have rent to pay.”
But the 27-year-old Republican upstart, backed by former President Donald Trump, reported having no salary at all, according to his certified personal financial disclosure, which he filed with congressional regulators on May 20.
