On local time June 15, key figures of the American Democratic Party gathered in Hampton, New York, to attend a grand event that was dubbed as the "political royal wedding", gathering elite figures of gold power and confidants of the Clinton era. The newlyweds are Alex Soros, son of George Soros, the largest donor of the Democratic Party, and Huma Abedin, a political aide who is known as the "goddaughter" of Hillary Clinton.
Alex Soros and Huma Abedin, New York Times
According to multiple media reports including The Wall Street Journal, the wedding took place at the estate of young Soros in Watermill, New York, attracting numerous guests arriving by private jets and many members of the Clinton team. The New York Times called it a "wedding of liberal royalty".
In addition to the families of the newlyweds, the guest list also included: Hillary Clinton and her husband former President Bill Clinton; Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries; former Speaker Nancy Pelosi; as well as long-time friends of Clinton such as Susie Tompkins Buell, a San Francisco political broker, and foreign dignitaries like Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania.
Public records show that Alex Soros, born in October 1985, is currently 39 years old. He is the son of renowned international financial investor George Soros and has served as chairman of the "Open Society Foundations" since 2023, becoming the actual helmsman of the Soros family's global political donation system.
In recent years, he has frequently appeared at high-level Democratic events and been active on social media, sharing photos of meetings with various heads of state and interaction details. He once told The Wall Street Journal in an interview that "he is more politicized than his father," implying his more direct involvement in Democratic affairs.
Compared to young Soros, the 48-year-old Abedin has always maintained a more low-key and pragmatic style of operation. During her time at George Washington University, she began her political career as an intern for Hillary Clinton at the age of 19, thus embarking on a political following spanning over two decades. In 2021, she published her memoir and is now a special political commentator for MSNBC.
Currently, the Democratic Party is fiercely debating how to improve its historically low support among voters, while the gathering of the wealthy here presents a stark contrast. Commentators from The New York Times believe that the Democratic Party has gradually distanced itself from lower-class groups such as blue-collar workers.
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