Claims that George Soros praised Ron DeSantis are missing context
Posted on AllSides June 21st, 2023
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FACT CHECK
Posts claiming that George Soros publicly praised Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as a candidate for the U.S. presidency are missing the context of his full remarks, which make clear the billionaire financier envisioned a competition between Republicans Trump and DeSantis as something that would benefit the Democratic party.
Social media users are sharing a post that misleadingly suggests Soros supports DeSantis as a presidential candidate: “Trump gets praise from Tucker Carlson. DeSantis gets praise from George Soros. Weird. Why is that?”
Responses to the posts include comments such as: “Is...