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“George Soros and his wonderful radical-link son should be charged with Rico-because of their support for violent protests and much more in the entire United States”. Donald Trump wrote this on TRUTH Social on Wednesday. With this he picked up conspiracy theories after which Soros and his Open Society Foundation Foundation finance and organize protests.
Soros as an enemy image of the right
“We will not allow these crazy people to tear apart America. Never give him the chance to ‘breath’ and be free. Soros and his group of psychopaths have caused great damage to our country! This also includes his crazy western coast fans.
Soros has been a specter for right circles for decades. The Jewish investor is repeatedly made the center of anti -Semitic conspiracy counts. In addition, critics claim that his financial support of pro-democratic organizations is part of a plan to destroy the “Western civilization”.
In a statement, the Open Society Foundation told Rolling Stone: “These allegations are outrageous and wrong. The Open Society Foundations do not support or finance any violent protests. Our mission is to promote human rights, justice and democratic principles at home and abroad.”
Trump puts the Ministry of Justice on opponents
“We stand for fundamental freedoms that are guaranteed by the constitution. Easy of the right to freedom of expression and peaceful protest, the license plates of every lively democracy,” added the foundation.
In the first few months of Trump’s second term – and especially in the past few weeks – the Ministry of Justice and other federal authorities were increasingly instrumentalized to attack people who viewed Trump as enemies.
Last week, the FBI searched the house of the former security advisor John Bolton, who has been a sharp critic since his exit from Trump’s first government. In July, the Ministry of Justice announced that it would set up a “task force” to examine ex-President Barack Obama. In addition, it initiated investigations against the New York General Prosecutor Letitia James, who had successfully sued Trump and his company. Senator Adam Schiff (D-California), who headed the first office procedure against Trump, is also being examined-officially because of possible mortgage fraud.
Attack on critics and journalists
During a cabinet session on Wednesday, Trump rejected the accusation that he would use governmental authorities for personal revenge – for example, as a reporter formulated by “searching for mortgage documents that they do not like”. Trump replied that the reporter should dig himself and quickly changed the topic.
On the same day, Trump once again fought in front of journalists that “the American people wanted a dictator”. “I’m not a dictator, I only know how to stop crimes,” he said.
But while Trump denies to be an authoritarian, the way he turns state institutions into his personal attack tools shows all the characteristics of fascism.