Trump took millions of dollars from Soros and gave senior positions in his White House to people mentored by and connected to Soros. DeSantis has actually used political power to fight Soros. That's why Soros called DeSantis "ruthless" and Trump "pitiful."contra.substack.com
There has been a significant amount of money moving between Trump world and Soros going back a while.
In 2004, Trump happily took $160 million from Soros for the construction of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago. chicagotribune.com
In 2004, Trump happily took $160 million from Soros for the construction of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago. chicagotribune.com
From the Chicago Tribune article above: "Donald Trump has lined up three New York hedge funds, including money from billionaire George Soros, to invest $160 million in his Chicago skyscraper."
Trump only recently became willing to publicly criticize Soros. Even when he does, it's mild compared to what his supporters say. In fact, I found a video from a Tea Party rally in 2011 where Trump *refuses* to criticize Soros when an attendee asks. streamable.com
From the video above: "Oh, forget Soros, leave him alone, he's got enough problems," Trump told a Tea Party rallygoer.
"He goes, 'What about Soros!'" Trump added. "Let's talk about somebody else."
"He goes, 'What about Soros!'" Trump added. "Let's talk about somebody else."
Trump's relationship with Soros has some interesting twists and turns. Pensions & Investments reported that in 2008, they were named together (among others) in a lawsuit over the sale of the General Motors Building in Manhattan. pionline.com
Then you've got the high-level staffers Trump appointed with concrete connections to Soros: Jared Kushner and Steve Mnuchin.
In May 2017, the Wall Street Journal reported that then-Senior Advisor to the President Kushner had undisclosed business ties with Soros through Cadre, a real estate startup co-founded by Kushner in 2014. Soros' backing was *significant.*
wsj.com
wsj.com
According to the Journal (article above), Cadre secured a *$250 million* line of credit from the family office of Soros.
Kushner never even divested from Soros-backed Cadre while serving as Trump's virtual prime minister. bnnbloomberg.ca
Kushner never even divested from Soros-backed Cadre while serving as Trump's virtual prime minister. bnnbloomberg.ca
Breitbart's Peter Schweizer in 2017 on Kushner and Soros-backed Cadre: "this is not some passive investment that one of his advisers said to put money into, and was forgotten about. He co-founded it." breitbart.com
I think Kushner was initially pretty brazen about his social ties to Soros. Well after Trump became president, he and Ivanka were spotted at a party with Soros at the home of Lally Weymouth, whose brother is the former publisher of The Washington Post. thehill.com
But the really damning thing people missed is how Kushner borrowed from a Soros initiative to cook up the Platinum Plan.
In July 2020, Soros' Open Society Foundations unveiled its "Building Power in Black Communities" program, pledging "opportunity" through race-based initiatives, criminal justice reform, and a cash infusion for the black community.
Sound familiar? opensocietyfoundations.org
Sound familiar? opensocietyfoundations.org
Just two months later, the Kushner-conceived Platinum Plan was unveiled, pledging "opportunity" through race-based initiatives, criminal justice reform, and a cash infusion for the black community. cdn.donaldjtrump.com
The similarities between the Soros plan and the Platinum Plan that Kushner pushed and Trump promoted were not a coincidence. It's also notable that Kushner was the de facto campaign manager of Trump's reelection bid. Are people surprised it was a wreck washingtonpost.com
I'm not saying Trump consciously promoted a Soros policy idea. I'm saying that Trump allowed someone who is virtually indistinguishable from Soros--that is Jared Kushner--to run his White House and campaign, which is an indictment of Trump.
And finally, for now, there's Steve Mnuchin, Trump's Treasury secretary who was mentored by Soros, worked at more than one Soros-aligned firm, including the Soros Fund Management, and was a lifelong donor to Democrats like Obama and Hillary Clinton. timesofisrael.com
There has never been a reckoning for any of these people. Kushner advises Trump's official think tank, the America First Policy Institute, and the same influencers pushing the absurd idea that DeSantis is endorsed by Soros (he's not) are aligned with Kushner.
In contrast to Trump, DeSantis suspended a Soros-backed prosecutor and *named* Soros to the public as an enemy. He didn't just yelp about Soros for fundraising--he physically removed one of Soros' minions from power. mynbc15.com
It took Trump years, decades to issue any criticism of Soros and even refused that. He empowered Soros ghouls like Kushner and Mnuchin.
DeSantis simply fired a Soros foot soldier and then went on Tucker Carlson to tell Americans Soros is their enemy. foxnews.com
DeSantis simply fired a Soros foot soldier and then went on Tucker Carlson to tell Americans Soros is their enemy. foxnews.com
Ahead of the 2022 midterms, DeSantis put Soros on blast and warned the public against his influence operations.
foxnews.com
foxnews.com
This is why Alex Soros, the son of George Soros, hates DeSantis.
Soros called DeSantis "ruthless" because, unlike Trump, he is actually willing and able to use power. He's done more to wound Soros as the governor of Florida than Trump did as president of the US.
On the other hand, Soros called Trump "pitiful" because Trump filled his administration with people connected to Soros, proposed policies derived from Soros' own initiatives through them, entrusted his campaign to them, and then wondered why it all fell apart in the end.
And if you listen to what Soros actually said, he's betting on the GOP vote splitting itself on DeSantis and Trump to ensure a Democratic victory in 2024, which is what he wants. So the stupidity of the Trump campaign plays into what Soros said he hopes happens.
In short, Trump, who had business dealings with Soros and was reluctant to criticize him, elevated Soros associates like Kushner and Mnuchin and mainstreamed Soros-esque crime policies, while DeSantis fired Soros-backed prosecutors and declared Soros public enemy number one.
If I had to guess, Trump's influencers pushed the lie that Soros endorsed DeSantis because DeSantis just prevailed in court against the Soros-backed prosecutor he removed from power. tampabay.com
From the article above: "Even though a federal judge took Gov. Ron DeSantis to task for his handling of Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren’s suspension, the governor ultimately won. Warren, who sued to get his job back, remains out of office."
DeSantis literally just doubled down and said he won't give this Soros prosecutor his job back.
"Pitiful" is the right word to describe the state of the Trump campaign. wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu
"Pitiful" is the right word to describe the state of the Trump campaign. wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu
I'll add while people want to pretend poison pills like Soros-adjacent Kushner are in the past, they aren't. This lives in through Trump's "White House in waiting," which is advised by Kushner. It's also easy to find Trump influencers promoting Kushner. axios.com
Bottom line is that none of these issues have been addressed. Trump and his team just lie to Republican voters. Which is why I've said that there's little chance of a second Trump administration being any different. It'll be the same show with different bad actors.
Because my meal ticket depends on my writing and not on the success of any political campaign, unlike influencers, you can subscribe to my Substack to support my work. contra.substack.com
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