{"id":2024978,"date":"2023-09-07T17:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T21:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-soros-group-quietly-funded-trip-by-democrats-to-meet-left-wing-foreign-leaders\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T17:49:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T21:49:33","slug":"george-soros-group-quietly-funded-trip-by-democrats-to-meet-left-wing-foreign-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-soros-group-quietly-funded-trip-by-democrats-to-meet-left-wing-foreign-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Soros-backed group funded Dems&#8217; trip to meet left-wing foreign leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorge-soros-group-quietly-funded-trip-by-democrats-to-meet-left-wing-foreign-leaders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024978&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Liberal Billionaire George Soros&#8217;s Foundation Supports House Democrats&#8217; Trip to Latin America<\/h2>\n<p>The Foundation \u2062to Promote Open \u200cSociety, led by liberal billionaire \u2063and philanthropist George Soros, played a significant role\u2062 in funding a recent \u200btrip taken by House Democrats\u2064 to meet with left-wing Latin American leaders. The purpose of the trip was to forge a new diplomatic relationship between the United States and Latin America.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic Delegation and Trip Details<\/h3>\n<p>The delegation consisted of Representatives Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Greg Casar (D-TX), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), and Joaquin Castro (D-TX). They traveled to\u200c Brazil, Colombia, and Chile between August 13 and\u200b 21. The lawmakers\u200c met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric, Colombian\u2062 President Gustavo Petro, and advisers to \u200cBrazilian President Luiz\u200b Inacio Lula da Silva.<\/p>\n<p>The trip was organized by the liberal think tank Center for Economic and\u200b Policy Research and co-sponsored by FPOC, \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ruth-bader-ginsburgs-mysterious-1-million-prize\/\" title=\"Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Enigmatic M Prize\">private foundation founded<\/a> \u200bby George Soros in 2008. Financial disclosures filed by the lawmakers to Congress revealed the involvement of the Soros group in funding the trip.<\/p>\n<h2>The Significance of Celeste Maloy&#8217;s Win in Utah&#8217;s Special Election for Romney&#8217;s Future<\/h2>\n<p>The Washington Examiner reported that Jack Pandol, communications director for the\u2064 National Republican Congressional Committee, criticized \u2064the trip, calling it a &#8220;socialist pilgrimage masquerading as \u2064a congressional junket.&#8221; He emphasized that extreme Democrats draw their inspiration from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-soros-group-quietly-funded-trip-by-democrats-to-meet-left-wing-foreign-leaders\/\" title=\"Soros-backed group funded Dems' trip to meet left-wing foreign leaders\">left-wing leaders \u2062abroad<\/a> rather than focusing on the greatness of \u200dthe United States.<\/p>\n<p>Records show that the trip organizers spent tens of thousands of dollars\u2064 on meals, lodging, and travel\u2063 for \u2064the\u200c Democrats. The Washington Free Beacon \u200dreported that $6,600 was spent on Representative Frost alone. Additionally, three individuals from the Soros group joined the delegation for meetings and \u2063dinners.<\/p>\n<p>During the trip, Representative Ocasio-Cortez was accompanied by her boyfriend Riley Roberts, whom she listed as her &#8220;spouse&#8221; in her disclosure. Her transportation \u200cexpenses of $4,955,\u200c lodging expenses\u200d of\u2064 $1,545, and meal expenses of $813 were covered.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the respective elections\u2064 of Lula,\u200b Petro, and Boric marked a &#8220;pink tide&#8221; of left-wing political victories. Alex Soros, George Soros&#8217;s son and\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-reasons-media-ratings-have-plunged-since-joe-bidens-inauguration\/\" title=\"4 Reasons Media Ratings Have Plunged Since Joe Biden\u2019s Inauguration\">newly elected president<\/a> of the Open Society Foundations grant-making network, met with Lula da Silva in 2023 to advocate for issues related to the family foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Wall\u200d Street Journal columnist Mary Anastasia O&#8217;Grady referred to \u200dthe trip as Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-funded-house-democrats-socialist-sympathy-tour-to-south-america-records-show\/\" title=\"Soros-backed Dems' 'Socialist Sympathy Tour' in South America, per records.\">socialist sympathy tour<\/a>&#8221; and criticized her comments about learning from \u2063counterparts in these countries to confront disinformation and threats to democracies.<\/p>\n<p>FPOC supported\u200d the trip as part of \u200cits mission to foster greater interest \u2063from members of\u2062 Congress in\u2062 U.S-Latin America relations. The lawmakers\u200c held meetings with activist groups and\u200b government officials in Brazil, discussing topics such as racial equality, the climate crisis, and workers&#8217;\u200d rights.<\/p>\n<p>In Chile, the House Democrats engaged in discussions with President Boric, including the country&#8217;s lithium industry. In Colombia, they met with President Petro to discuss the U.S.-Colombia security relationship\u2063 and Colombia&#8217;s role in hemispheric foreign policy issues.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversies \u2062Surrounding Latin American Leaders<\/h3>\n<p>The three Latin American leaders have faced criticism from American lawmakers due to their radical positions and connections. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) expressed concerns about Petro&#8217;s leftist policies and their impact on \u200cColombia&#8217;s future during a\u200c congressional\u200b hearing on \u200cthe country&#8217;s &#8220;descent to socialism.&#8221; Petro&#8217;s son, Nicolas Petro, was charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alex-murdaugh-disgraced-attorney-indicted-for-allegedly-killing-wife-son\/\" title=\"Alex Murdaugh, Disgraced Attorney, Indicted For Allegedly Killing Wife, Son\">alleged money laundering<\/a> and illicit enrichment.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Brazil&#8217;s Lula da Silva stirred controversy by \u200bsuggesting that the U.S. was involved in stimulating the fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war and proposing that Ukraine should cede Crimea to Russia. President Boric has shown support for the\u2064 Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment,\u2062 and \u200dSanctions movement against Israel and has compared Israel&#8217;s treatment of \u2063Palestinians to &#8220;genocide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spokespeople for Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Frost, Casar, Velazquez, and Castro\u200c did not respond to requests for comment. The Foundation to Promote Open Society also did not provide\u2062 a response.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read\u2062 more \u2062from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug. 13 and received financial support from George Soros&#8217;s Foundation to Promote Open Society. The trip involved meetings with left-wing Latin American leaders in various foreign countries. Reps. Frost, Ocasio-Cortez, Casar, Velazquez, and Castro were the beneficiaries of this funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2024979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2024978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2024978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2024978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2024978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2024978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}