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Donald Trump called George Soros and Reid Hoffman “agitators” and “anarchists,” suggesting they could face trouble if found funding anti-government protests.
File photos of George Soros/Donald Trump/Reid Hoffman (AP)
Donald Trump on Friday said that the Democratic Party’s top donors and billionaires George Soros and Reid Hoffman should be investigated for allegedly financing protests against the government and backing what his administration described as “left-wing terrorism”.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, the US President was asked to name any possible targets, and he named Soros and Hoffman, calling them “agitators” and “anarchists”, saying that they are gonna face “problems” if they are funding such activities.
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“Well, Soros is a name certainly that I keep hearing. I don’t know, but Soros is the name that I hear. I hear a lot of different names,” Trump said.
“I hear names of some pretty rich people that are radical left people. Maybe I hear about a guy named Reid Hoffman,” he said of the LinkedIn co-founder.
“Somebody’s a pretty rich guy, I guess. And I hear about him. I don’t know. Maybe it could be him.”
“Could be a lot of people. We hear the same names, but they’re bad, and we’re going to find out. And if they are funding these things, they’re going to have some problems because they’re agitators and they’re anarchists,” Trump said.
“These are anarchists. Really bad,” he added.
Donald Trump’s statement came following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month, and a shooting outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Dallas, which killed one detainee and injured two others.
Authorities identified the suspected gunmen in each case, but no information had been made public so far to suggest either was backed by a wider network.
Authorities said a note found at the home of the gunman in the ICE shooting read, “Yes, it was just me.“
In a statement on Thursday, before Trump’s announcement, Soros’ Open Society Foundation referred to previous accusations made by the Republican President, saying its activities are peaceful and lawful.
“These accusations are politically motivated attacks on civil society, meant to silence speech the administration disagrees with and undermine the First Amendment right to free speech,“ the organisation said.
Last spring, Donald Trump had ordered his attorney general to investigate ActBlue, the Democrats’ main fundraising platform, while allowing its conservative counterpart to escape scrutiny.
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About the Author
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
September 26, 2025, 10:50 IST
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