Commentary
In establishment Washington, a Biden administration gift of $12 million in taxpayer funds to a nonprofit organization doesn’t even make the news. If it wasn’t for my membership in Judicial Watch, I wouldn’t have heard about it.
Is it any wonder in this era when Congress passes billion-dollar bills without knowledge of what they are approving as we foresee a $1.4 trillion deficit this year? They consider $12 million just chump change.
But there’s more to it than the dollar amount. The contribution was given to leftist billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundation. More specifically, to Soros’ Solidarity Center to strengthen labor rights and to empower workers in three Latin American countries.
The Center’s mission is to help workers across the globe fight discrimination, exploitation and systems that entrench poverty, claiming to accomplish this by empowering workers to raise their voice for dignity on the job, justice in their communities and greater equality in the global economy.
I’ve learned that we taxpayers have long funded Soros groups within his foundation. Groups pushing a radical agenda that includes the promise of an open border with Mexico, fomenting racial disharmony by funding anti-capitalist black separationist organizations and Black Lives Matter.
Research revealed that funding to Soros isn’t included in legislation. It flows through the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) budgets.
But There’s More
Judicial Watch also reports that the Biden administration is dedicating a million dollars to “empower marginalized racial and ethnic communities in Europe” without detailing how it would be accomplished.
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, an offshoot of the State Department, will be doling out the money for this project.
As conservatives, we have a right to be upset with any taxpayer funding in connection with the anti-American Soros, as well as other “do-gooder” projects abroad.
If Mike Pompeo decides to run for the presidency in 2024, I hope someone asks about State Department funding to Soros during his watch at State. Why do I think that won’t happen?
A Man and his Money
Certainly, a man or a woman of wealth is free to financially support causes in their interest, but taxpayer funds provided to budget agencies of the U.S. government should not go into their coffers to fund those causes.
George Soros, a Hungarian-American business man and philanthropist with an estimated net worth of nearly $7 billion, has most recently become known for his contributions to progressive candidates running for district attorney.
They include Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, Kim Foxx in Chicago, Kim Gardner in St. Louis and George Gascon in Los Angeles, all known for their far-left lenient prosecutions.
In the last election, four candidates receiving his backing – two he previously backed and two newcomers – won in their states. In Iowa, progressive candidate Kimberly Graham, having received in excess of $300,000 from Soros, easily defeated Republican Allan Richards by nearly 14 points.
In Maine, where Jackie Sartoris defeated Cumberland County’s Democrat district attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck in the June primary with $300,000 funneled to her campaign by Soros to the Maine Justice & Public Safety PAC. With no Republican or Independent filed to run against Satoris, she was a shoo-in.
In Texas, Soros spent thousands of dollars to reelect Bexar County district attorney Joe Gonzalez, and Dallas County district attorney John Creuzot, both having previous support of Soros.
Soros, who openly supports alternatives to policing in the context of police abolitionist frameworks, attempted to dismantle the Minneapolis police department with a $500,000 donation from his Open Society Policy Center, however, the movement failed. The effort was spearheaded by far-left activists. Including the radical Rep. Ilhan Omar.
About the USAID Budget
When Republicans are asked where they would suggest cutting budgets in the government, they could start with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the source of that $12 million gift to Soros I opened with in this post.
USAID has a FY 2023 budget of $60.4 billion -$1.7 billion above FY 2022 – which the Biden administration believes is “a reflection of the critical importance of development and humanitarian assistance in advancing U.S. interests around the world.”
According to the administration, the funds will advance USAID efforts to: Fight Transnational Corruption and Advance Democracy; Bolster Humanitarian Assistance; More Than Double Our Commitment to Women’s Empowerment, Equality, and Equity; Revitalize Our Workforce; Restore U.S. Climate Leadership; Address the Root Causes of Irregular Migration; and Reinforce Global Health Leadership.
The detail covering the funding for these efforts should be must reading for every American taxpayer.
May God continue to bless the United States of America.
