Bernie Sanders Rebukes Rich People Having Multiple Homes — He Has Three

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has long taken issue with wealthy Americans. Now, he’s — once again — criticizing their homes.

On Wednesday, the self-avowed Democratic socialist shared a Vice News story and prompted readers to “look at these summer homes of the super wealthy and weep.” He urged people not to “just weep,” but to “fight for a progressive agenda”:

Look at these summer homes of the super wealthy and weep: https://t.co/QzMB6VebXG pic.twitter.com/BIZjweuPyd

— VICE (@VICE) February 14, 2018

Don’t just weep. Fight for a progressive agenda to reduce income and wealth inequality. https://t.co/82CR7tO9di

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 14, 2018

This is not the first time Sanders has made a comment like this. In April 2017, the Vermont lawmaker asked: “How many yachts do billionaires need? How many cars do they need?”

How many yachts do billionaires need? How many cars do they need? Give us a break. You can’t have it all.

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 21, 2017

That tweet came a little less than a year after Sanders bought a nearly $600,000 vacation home of his own, a lakefront property in North Hero, Vermont, according to Seven Days, a Vermont-based news outlet.

The house boasts four bedrooms and 500 feet of Lake Champlain beachfront. Sanders’ wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, said at the time she was “impressed” with the North Hero community, describing the area as “beautiful.”

As it turns out, Sanders actually owns three homes, Newsweek reported. It should be noted that owning multiple properties doesn’t automatically mean the congressman is overly wealthy, but it does suggest he’s better off than a great deal of average Americans.

Conservative author and speaker Ben Shapiro jokingly volunteered Wednesday to take Sanders’ vacation home off his hands:

I’ll take your vacation home https://t.co/rPaj2AN1Hx

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 14, 2018

According to OpenSecrets.org, Sanders was worth an estimated $682,518 in 2014. Due to his Senate salary and his Social Security, The Washington Post reports the onetime presidential contender earns more than $200,000 per year. That places him in the top 4 percent of Americans, according to Fortune.

All that considered, Sanders is still likely among the least wealthy senators on Capitol Hill, but the friction between his personal finances and his political positions is a bit of a head-scratcher.