Billionaire George Soros said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “is likely to be the Republican candidate” in the 2024 presidential race. But social media posts edited Soros’ remarks to falsely claim he endorsed the governor. Soros’ full remarks show that he does not support DeSantis for president and that he hopes for “a Democratic landslide.”
Former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are among the Republicans who have officially declared they are running for president in 2024.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to make a decision about his candidacy in the spring. If he does run, polls indicate he would be a leading candidate for the party’s nomination.
One of those looking ahead to 2024 is Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros, founder of the philanthropic nonprofit Open Society Foundations. During his remarks at this year’s Munich Security Conference, Soros turned to the topic of the 2024 presidential election.
Following his speech on Feb. 16, social media posts misleadingly edited statements by Soros, a megadonor for Democratic candidates, to falsely claim he was endorsing DeSantis for president.
A Feb. 16 Instagram post included a 38-second excerpt of Soros’ speech, ending the clip after he says, “DeSantis is shrewd, ruthless and ambitious. He is likely to be the Republican candidate.” A headline over the video read: “Getting any form of endorsement from George Soros as a potential Republican candidate does not do...
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