Former US President Trump recently fired at US financial magnate George Soros. Trump claimed that Soros and his "outstanding left-wing" son have supported violent protests across the country, violating the US RICO Act, and should be sued, "not giving them the right to 'breathe' and 'freedom'." However, Trump did not provide any evidence of Soros's alleged support for violent protests.
The feud between Trump and Soros has a long history. After Soros retired from the hedge fund management field in 2011, he officially entered political activities. In terms of political orientation, Soros is a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party. For many years, Soros has donated large amounts of money to the Democratic Party through his family office managing his assets. According to data from the US political investigation website OpenSecrets, Soros donated about $180 million to the Democratic Party between 2021 and 2022, making his personal donations the highest in the United States at that time. In April 2025, Soros donated $1 million to the Democratic political action committee "Texas Majority PAC" in Texas. Texas is a stronghold of the Republican Party, and Soros's donation to the Democratic organization in Texas is clearly digging under the Republican Party's base, planning to make Texas a state where Republicans and Democrats compete fiercely.
If it were just donating to the Democratic Party, Trump could tolerate Soros. However, Soros directly challenged Trump and even attacked Trump's friends, which made Trump unbearable. During Trump's first term as president, Soros publicly criticized Trump. At the 2018 World Economic Forum annual meeting "Davos Conference," Soros called Trump's administration a danger to the world, which made Trump furious. Soros constantly talks about freedom and human rights, and has been opposing Trump for a long time. Recently, Trump sent over 1,000 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, but this caused protests. Conservative media reported: "The Soros family-run charitable organizations provided funds to leftist groups opposing the deployment of the National Guard and conducting protests." This report made Trump very angry at Soros. Moreover, Soros, who was born in Hungary, has always been dissatisfied with the Prime Minister of his native country, Hungary, Orbán, and often argues with him. Orbán is a good friend of former US President Trump, US Vice President Vance, their supporters, and famous investor Peter Thiel. Therefore, Soros and Orbán's conflict makes Trump's view of Soros worse. Finally, Trump could no longer contain his anger towards Soros and is preparing to severely punish "this loyal dog of the Democratic Party."
Interestingly, the current US Secretary of the Treasury, Biden, once managed a hedge fund with Soros and is a disciple of Soros. Therefore, how Biden will react to Trump's severe criticism and harsh words against Soros is of great interest to the outside world.
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