Donald Trump Is Fundraising With George Soros 'Protégé' Scott Bessent
Trump and Republicans love to propagate conspiracy theories about George Soros. By their own standards, they’re taking money from Soros.
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Trump and Republicans love to propagate conspiracy theories about George Soros. By their own standards, they’re taking money from Soros.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyFew Republican tropes are as overused as the George Soros boogeyman.When it comes to right-wing conspiracies, the Hungarian-born Jewish billionaire and philanthropist is the tried-and-true secret ingredient to give any conspiracy theory legs, no matter how absurd.He’s like The Dude’s rug in The Big Lebowski—really tying the room together. Just add “Soros-backed,” and watch it all magically, and antisemitically, come together.For instance
The Charlotte Business Journal reports the Catawba Nation has resolved its dispute with developer Wallace Cheves and Sky Boat Gaming over its financial stake in the Catawbas’ Two Kings Casino. This paves the way for a June 7 groundbreaking on the full casino project in Kings Mountain. In making the announcement, the Catawbas say that […]
Construction of the Two Kings Casino near Charlotte was put on hold after national gaming regulators rejected some Catawba business pacts with South Carolina based SkyBoat, LLC
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersPay Dirt is a weekly foray into the pigpen of political funding. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Thursday.At the first Republican presidential debate last month, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley hauled out a practiced line she’s frequently invoked on the campaign trail and in media appearances: “It’s time for an accountant in the White House.”But if that’s true, should that accountant be Haley?Haley—who holds a bac