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Ivy League daughter of Paraguay's former president in hot water after posing in 'Tax The Poor' t-shirt
UK Daily Mail ^ | 11/07/2026 | VICTOR HELLER

Posted on 11/08/2026 12:19:23 PM PST by DFG

The daughter of Paraguay's embattled former president Santiago Pena received heavy backlash for posting a mirror selfie wearing a t-shirt with the slogan 'Tax The Poor.'

Costanza Pena, who is currently an economics and history student at New York City's Columbia University, caused upset over the photo as her father is under investigation after the collapse of a major digital bank in her home country.

The 21-year-old's t-shirt scandal comes as her father offered his resignation via X after the crisis at government-linked Ueno Bank turned Pena's own party against him and is currently under house arrest.

Ueno Bank is Paraguay's fifth largest lender that was seized by the central bank on Tuesday and its collapse has left nearly three million consumers without access to their accounts, Reuters reported.

One of Costanza's classmates at Columbia slammed her for the tone deaf messaging and told the Daily Mail: 'Either she hates her father or she is really f***ing dumb.'

According to the student, chatter on the prestigious Ivy League campus labels her move as 'tacky,' while others have even called for the university to expel her.

Costanza herself has turned her Instagram profile private and de-activated her LinkedIn account.

Her dad, in the meantime, was placed under house arrest Friday on suspicion of breach of trust and influence peddling among other charges, the AP reported.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.com ...


TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: costanzapena; paraguay; taxthepoor; uenobank

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1 posted on 11/08/2026 12:19:23 PM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

Not guilty


2 posted on 11/08/2026 12:20:51 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: DFG

Too funny. Communists have no sense of humor.


3 posted on 11/08/2026 12:21:15 PM PST by bray (Thank God for Israel)
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To: DFG; dfwgator

Are there any Paraguayans here? No?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLsDvGlIDh0


4 posted on 11/08/2026 12:39:52 PM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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To: DFG

WTF.


5 posted on 11/08/2026 1:31:41 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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