billionaire George Soros has funded a campaign of hate against law enforcement officers in 2021 with a staggering $35 million dollars. This is an outrageous attempt to fuel division and animosity between citizens and the people who put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities.
According to Fox News Digital reporter Joe Schoffstall, Soros’ Open Society Foundations funneled the money into a variety of anti–police groups and initiatives. This is an outrageous attempt to undermine our police force, which provides a vital service to our communities.
It’s unconscionable that one individual can spend so much money spreading such devastating falsehoods and disinformation for his own amusement.
Overhauling the American criminal justice system is a “high priority” for Soros, wrote Schoffstall. Soros’ millions went toward “groups that back defunding police, hubs used by progressive activists aiming to dismantle law enforcement, and even funding databases to track donations to police department foundations and unions.” Schoffstall also mentioned Soros’ record of financially backing “dozens of far-left prosecutor candidates as part of the efforts.”
Open Society-U.S. co-director Laleh Ispahani apparently didn’t mind using Schoffstall’s discovery to smear police officers across the country and push defunding police departments in comments to Fox News.
“The level of police violence, particularly impacting communities of color, has spurred reform efforts across the country,” Ispahani reportedly said. “Open Society supports the exploration and development of policies that actually work to reduce crime and defers to communities regarding what alternatives make sense to them. Whether that includes shifting funding currently allocated to policing into services that actually work to address crime and improve public safety is up to them.” [Emphasis added.]
Soros contributed $15 million to the “Tides Advocacy for Electoral Justice Project,” according to Schoffstall. “The initiative is spearheaded by the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of more than 50 Black Lives Matter-aligned organizations that advocate defunding police and revamping the criminal justice system.”
Of course, there was no response from the nets. ABC, CBS, and NBC couldn’t bring themselves to disclose Soros’ participation in the anti-police campaign. ABC’s World News CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News all pretended the Fox News story on Soros’ fundraising didn’t exist during their December 21 shows.
We should stand in solidarity with the brave men and women of our police force and the sacrifices they make in service of us all. We should also be doing everything we can to support and defend them, not sow discord and hatred.