Andrew Yang cashes in after 2020 presidential run
By
Courtney Gross
New York City
PUBLISHED 6:31 PM ET Apr. 21, 2021
PUBLISHED 6:31 PM EDT Apr. 21, 2021
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What You Need To Know
Andrew Yang ran for president to reduce income inequality
But he cashed in after his 2020 run, landing deals to appear on cable television and write a new book
Yang landed at least 23 speaking engagements across the country, earning thousands of dollars for the celebrity candidate
But the entrepreneur equipped with a professorial charm was thrust onto television screens across the country.
After that long-shot bid, Yang caught fire.
And it turns out that run for president proved to be pretty lucrative.