Dem staffer blasted for spending habits after going viral for thanking Biden for erasing 8K student debt
House staffer Ben Kamens sparked a social media firestorm earlier this week thanking President Biden for erasing his student loans
By Andrew Mark Miller Fox News
Published June 21, 2024 10:00am EDT
A House Democratic staff member who was ripped for praising President Biden after his $8,000 student loan debt was erased is facing even more scrutiny on social media over posts displaying expensive spending habits while earning a salary upwards of $90,000 per year.
Ben Kamens, communications director for longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, sparked a social media firestorm that received almost 20 million views this week when he posted a piece of paper showing his $8,250 in student loans dating back to 2010 had been wiped away following Biden’s latest student loan bailout.
"Just got a call to let me know my student debt has been canceled," Kamens wrote. "This is why elections matter. Thanks @JoeBiden."
Conservatives on social media blasted Kamens for working in government and seemingly boasting about taxpayers footing the bill for his debt. Kamens earned $80,000 last year and is on track to make closer to $90,000 this year, according to Legistorm.
The criticism of Kamens intensified when social media users noticed past posts that showed Kamens posting at high-priced restaurants and purchasing high-dollar items.
"Phone eats first," Kamens posted earlier this month along with photos of a seafood tower containing lobster and oysters next to a cocktail.
"At the Grill from Ipanema, phone eats first," Kamens posted in May along with pictures of food presumably from the high-end Brazilian steakhouse.
Last July, Kamens posted that he was a season ticket holder for the Philadelphia Eagles, which the New York Post reported costs $2,692 annually on average.
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