John Washington III Asks Why People Keep Following Politicians Who Do Not Care About Them
John Washington III, a 2028 presidential candidate, urged voters to stop listening to what politicians say and start paying attention to what they do, and asked how some politicians become millionaires while holding public office on a $174,000 salary.
John Washington III, a 2028 presidential candidate, has asked why people keep following politicians who, in his words, do not care about them. "Why do people keep following politicians who don't give a damn about them?" he wrote. "Why do you care so much about what somebody thinks when that same person doesn't care anything about you?"
John Washington III argued that voters continue supporting politicians who talk as if they love the people while their actions tell a different story. "They tell you what you want to hear," he wrote. "They promise you change. They claim they're fighting for your family." But when it is time to make decisions that affect voters' lives, he asked, "where is that same energy?" He asked why some politicians campaign on one thing and then vote for something completely different, and why people defend them without checking their voting records. "Stop listening to what they say and start paying attention to what they do," he wrote.
John Washington III then turned to money in office. Most members of Congress receive an annual salary of $174,000, he wrote, and he asked how some politicians become millionaires while holding public office. "Where is all the additional money coming from?" he wrote. "Is it investments? Is it businesses? Is it inheritance? Or are there financial relationships and payments that the public doesn't know about?"
John Washington III said having millions does not automatically mean a crime was committed, but that public office should never place anyone above financial scrutiny. Members of Congress already have public financial disclosure requirements, he wrote, and he asked who is paying them, who they do business with, and who benefits financially from their decisions. "Any politician who is secretly accepting illegal payments in exchange for political favors should be investigated," he wrote. "If the evidence proves corruption, they should be held accountable. Because that is not public service."
