{"id":2412524,"date":"2025-03-11T16:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T20:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-soros-behind-viral-anti-trump-report\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T16:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T20:04:05","slug":"george-soros-behind-viral-anti-trump-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-soros-behind-viral-anti-trump-report\/","title":{"rendered":"George Soros behind viral anti-Trump report"},"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\">12<\/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-behind-viral-anti-trump-report%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=2412524&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--><p>The article \u2064discusses the recent addition of the United States to a &#8220;global human rights watchlist&#8221; by a nonprofit organization called CIVICUS, which claims\u2062 that this decision is based\u2062 on President Donald Trump&#8217;s policies viewed as undermining\u2064 democratic norms. Media outlets widely reported on this growth but notably failed to mention that CIVICUS \u200breceives considerable funding\u2062 from liberal donors, including the Soros \u2064philanthropic network and Bill Gates. The article argues that these financial \u200cties could \u2062influence CIVICUS&#8217;s stance and rhetoric against the Trump management. it also\u200c points out that while CIVICUS condemned the\u2064 administration&#8217;s actions, its funding sources and political affiliations with notable Democrats raise \u2062questions about its impartiality.\u2064 The piece emphasizes the interconnectedness between influential donors and organizations advocating social causes, suggesting that their priorities \u2064may shape narratives in important ways.The article concludes by noting the lack of response from CIVICUS regarding these allegations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Soros and liberal megadonors behind nonprofit group that added US to human rights watchlist<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735563\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Media outlets began circulating news this week that the United States had been added to a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">global human rights watchlist&#038;rdquo<\/a>; due to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s policies. What the outlets failed to report, however, is that the group responsible for publishing the watchlist takes millions of dollars from many of Trump&rsquo;s political adversaries, including the Soros philanthropic network.<\/p>\n<p>CIVICUS, a South Africa-based nonprofit organization that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civicus.org\/index.php\/who-we-are\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">exists <\/a>to &ldquo;strengthen civil society,&rdquo; added the U.S. to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dramatic-footage-spanish-police-block-illegal-immigrants-by-severing-their-boat-in-half\/\" title=\"Dramatic Footage: Spanish Police Block Illegal Immigrants by Severing Their Boat in Half\">human rights &#038;ldquo<\/a>;monitor watchlist&rdquo; on Monday. The group <a href=\"https:\/\/monitor.civicus.org\/watchlist-march-2025\/USA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">defended <\/a>its decision by arguing that the Trump administration was engaged in an &ldquo;assault on democratic norms and global cooperation&rdquo; after it &ldquo;slashed federal funding for organizations supporting people most in need, dismantled USAID, and reversed progress on justice, inclusion, and diversity.&rdquo; Media outlets, including <em><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7266334\/us-human-rights-watchlist-civil-liberties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Time<\/a><\/em>, the<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5186108-civicus-usa-human-rights-threat-watchdog-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hill<\/a><\/em>, the<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/mar\/09\/watchlist-decline-civic-freedoms-civicus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Guardian<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/map-shows-countries-human-rights-watchlist-us-2043007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Newsweek<\/a><\/em>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-human-rights-threat-civicus-ranking-trump-b2712502.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Independent<\/em><\/a>, all jumped on CIVICUS&rsquo;s report to pump out stories implying that human rights in the U.S. were comparable to Pakistan or the Democratic Republic of Congo, both of which are also on the list.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3343572\/trump-spending-freeze-anti-china-activists\/\">Trump spending freeze exposed and weakened anti-China activists, sources say<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3342766\/doge-investigation-opm-inspector-general-access-email-data-system\/\">DOGE under investigation by OPM inspector general for access to email data system<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3342344\/chicago-teachers-union-funding-biden-epa\/\">Chicago Teachers Union got last-second funding from the Biden EPA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>None of these outlets, however, mentioned that CIVICUS is funded by an array of liberal donors.<\/p>\n<p>The Open Society Institute and the Foundation To Promote Open Society, for instance, gave $1.8 million to the group between 2020 and 2023, according to tax filings. Both of those organizations are part of a network of nonprofit groups funded and controlled by the Soros family. The Soros family has long played a key role in financing both the Democratic Party and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-pro-life-leftists-unexpected-strategy-for-exposing-abortion-on-national-tv-run-for-president\/\" title=\"Pro...Life Leftist&#039;s Surprising TV Strategy: Run for ... to Expose Abortion\">broader progressive movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3254541\/soros-pac-cut-spending-2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democracy PAC<\/a>, run by George Soros&rsquo;s son, Alex, spent $67.5 million during the 2024 election cycle working to elect Democrats to Congress and the White House. George and Alex Soros personally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/?data_type=processed&amp;contributor_name=Soros&amp;min_date=01%2F01%2F2023&amp;max_date=12%2F31%2F2026&amp;min_amount=10000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">donated <\/a>millions of dollars to fund former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s and former Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s failed presidential bids. Direct political spending aside, Soros&rsquo;s nongovernmental organization empire also serves as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine\/3083353\/the-kingmaker-of-chaos-george-soross-failed-experiments-threaten-his-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">vital financial lifeline<\/a> to nonprofit groups working to oppose the Trump administration&rsquo;s agenda through coordinated protests, public messaging campaigns, and lawfare.<\/p>\n<p>Rhetoric employed by CIVICUS largely mirrors that of the individuals and organizations funding it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump Administration seems hellbent on dismantling the system of checks and balances which are the pillars of a democratic society,&rdquo; interim CIVICUS co-Secretary General Mandeep Tiwana said in a press release. &ldquo;Restrictive Executive Orders, unjustifiable institutional cutbacks, and intimidation tactics through threatening pronouncements by senior officials in the Administration are creating an atmosphere to chill democratic dissent, a cherished American ideal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bill Gates reacts during a visit with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Feb. 15, 2023, at the Imperial College University, in central London. (Justin Tallis\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bill Gates is another major Democratic donor who has pumped considerable funding into CIVICUS, with tax forms showing that his charitable foundation contributed roughly $1.5 million to the group in 2018. Gates&rsquo;s political bent is clear, as the Microsoft co-founder donated $50 million to support the Harris campaign during the 2024 election, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/22\/us\/elections\/bill-gates-future-forward-kamala-harris.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according <\/a>to the <em>New York Times<\/em>. The Gates Foundation has also long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/gates-foundation\/#:~:text=The%20Gates%20Foundation%2C%20previously%20known,philanthropic%20foundation%20in%20the%20world.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">provided financial support<\/a> to left-of-center groups such as Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving funding from Soros and Gates, CIVICUS put out a <a href=\"https:\/\/civicus.org\/documents\/SOCS2021Part2.pdf#page=26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">report <\/a>in 2021 praising the U.S. for electing Harris as the nation&rsquo;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-dodges-questions-on-why-vp-harris-hasnt-spoken-out-on-gov-cuomo-after-doing-so-with-kavanaugh\/\" title=\"Psaki Dodges Questions On Why VP ... Hasn\u2019t Spoken Out On Gov. Cuomo After Doing So With Kavanaugh\">female vice president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the year&rsquo;s end, the USA elected its first-ever female vice-president, Kamala Harris, who was also the first African-American and Asian-American to hold the office,&rdquo; the report reads. &ldquo;This happened in no small part in reaction to an outgoing administration that had become the paradigmatic example of toxic macho leadership.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CIVICUS&rsquo;s affinity for Harris comes as one of the organization&rsquo;s top funders is run by allies of the former vice president.<\/p>\n<p>The Ford Foundation poured roughly $8.3 million into CIVICUS between 2020 and 2023, according to tax documents.<\/p>\n<p>Darren Walker, the foundation&rsquo;s president, has a long history of hobnobbing with Harris. Walker met Harris one-on-one in April 2021, attended an event at the then<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-biden-breaks-his-word-and-senators-get-fired-up-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Biden breaks his word, and senators get fired up ... Washington Examiner\">-vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s private residence in October 2022, and, in fall 2023, dined privately with Harris and her husband, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3102528\/kamala-harris-hosted-left-wing-nonprofit-heads-shaping-policy-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House visitor logs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/24\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-laurene-powell-jobs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">media reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond socializing, Walker and Harris collaborated frequently through public-private partnerships. The Ford Foundation collaborated with the Biden-Harris administration on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fordfoundation.org\/news-and-stories\/news-and-press\/news\/philanthropies-launch-new-initiative-to-ensure-ai-advances-the-public-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">artificial intelligence<\/a> initiatives, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2021\/7\/1\/backing-up-biden-grantmakers-get-behind-a-new-federal-anti-violence-collaborative?utm_source=Funding%2BNews%2B%26%2BTips&amp;utm_campaign=f22df871f4-newsletterdaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_c776dbf0df-f22df871f4-95098585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">community violence<\/a> prevention, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fordfoundation.org\/news-and-stories\/news-and-press\/news\/philanthropic-and-corporate-leaders-join-biden-harris-administrations-call-to-invest-in-underserved-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">economic development<\/a>, and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3102528\/kamala-harris-hosted-left-wing-nonprofit-heads-shaping-policy-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">distributing <\/a>tens of millions of dollars for technology programs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/09\/26\/laurene-powell-jobs-kamala-harris-biggest-donor-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Laurene Powell Jobs<\/a>, a Democratic megadonor and close friend of Harris, sits on the Ford Foundation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fordfoundation.org\/about\/board-of-trustees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">board of trustees<\/a>. The <em>New York Times <\/em>described the relationship between the two as a &ldquo;genuine friendship built on a shared political philosophy, an interest in art and culture and their mutual trials as women in the public spotlight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3247400\/ford-foundation-paid-ccp-allies-millions-aid-china-global-influence-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FORD FOUNDATION PAID CCP ALLIES MILLIONS TO AID CHINA&rsquo;S GLOBAL INFLUENCE OPERATIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to being led by left-of-center individuals, the Ford Foundation is also a major funder of liberal activist and political organizations. In recent years, the foundation has pumped tens of millions of dollars into left-of-center think tanks such as the Center for American Progress and New America, legal advocacy groups that often challenge conservative politicians, abortion-rights organizations, and groups linked to mass protests, among other liberal causes.<\/p>\n<p>CIVICUS did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735563\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735563\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soros and liberal donors fund group that placed US on rights watchlist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":2412526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/d37a37358f1ae88209fea323af5587e6-1024x678.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6430,34730,51947],"class_list":["post-2412524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-anti-trump","tag-george-soros","tag-viral-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/d37a37358f1ae88209fea323af5587e6-1024x678.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412524","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\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412524"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412529,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412524\/revisions\/2412529"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}