Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz came under fire on social media this week for visiting the luxury Manhattan mansion of Alex Soros, the son of billionaire liberal megadonor George Soros.
“It's an honor to welcome Governor Tim Walz to my New York City home!” said Alex Soros, who succeeded his father at the multi-billion dollar Open Society Foundations (OSF). Post to X On Tuesday, she was also photographed side-by-side with Waltz in front of the New York City skyline.
The post was widely criticized by conservatives on social media, who argued that standing next to one of America's most progressive families tarnished Walz's image as a “rural” moderate.
“Everything you need to know…” Fox News host Laura Ingraham Posted in X.
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This week, Governor Tim Walz was photographed with George Soros' son, Alex. (Fox News)
“If you squint your eyes, you can see the puppet strings,” said Vivek Ramaswami, a former Republican presidential candidate. Posted in X.
“Posts like this do nothing to help Kamala Harris and Tim Walz win the election — they only hurt them,” said journalist Jerry Dunleavy. Post to X“So why did Mr. Soros make this post? To publicly demonstrate his power and influence within the president-elect's administration.”
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Governor Tim Walz speaks at the Harris-Walz campaign rally at Freedom High School on September 21, 2024 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (Caroline Gutman for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“Wolsey's True, Workingman's Rustic Aesthetic” by Jeffrey Ingersoll, Editor in Chief of the Daily Caller Posted in X.
“This is a guy from a small town in the Midwest who claims to understand the struggles of the middle class, yet he hangs out in the floating home of the world's biggest billionaire nepobabe,” says digital strategist Greg Price. I wrote it to X.
“Nothing epitomizes Midwestern folks quite like a Manhattan view from a billionaire's penthouse,” says Chuck Ross, a reporter for the Washington Free Beacon. Posted in X.
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Alex Soros is the son of liberal billionaire George Soros. (Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“George was better at this than his eccentric son,” says Brent Shea, editor-in-chief of the Daily Wire. Posted in X. “Why did you post this?”
This was at least the second time Waltz has met with Alex Soros in the past month. Photos circulated on social media during the Democratic National Convention in August showed Soros, his new fiancée Huma Abedin, and Waltz meeting in Chicago.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris-Waltz campaign and the Soros Open Society Foundations for comment but did not receive a response.
Waltz is Widely advertised While various media outlets have seen him as a potential vice presidential candidate who could help Harris win over rural Midwestern voters, George Soros is one of the most polarizing progressives in American politics and is often criticized by Republicans for using his vast fortune to implement far-left policies.
