Soros warns Trump re-election to spark constitution, economic crisis
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American billionaire and notorious NGO backer George Soros warns against another Donald Trump presidency, saying it would be catastrophic.
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George Soros attends the Joseph A. Schumpeter Award ceremony in Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2019 (AP)
Former President Donald Trump getting re-elected would lead the country to chaos, causing both an economic and constitutional crisis, US-Hungarian billionaire George Soros warned on Friday.
Soros, notorious for his Open Society Foundations that utilize soft power as a means of hegemonic imperialism abroad, most notably in countries of the global south, underlined that Trump would be found guilty at the end of the day.
This comes as Trump is embattled legally, as he was detained after surrendering at the Fulton County jail in connection to 13 charges over his alleged role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
He was, however, released on bail and is not anticipated to visit the state until the first court hearing in September.
His former lawyer and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has already been arrested and released on a $150,000 bond bail in Fulton County, Georgia, for his alleged role in the same case as well.
He helped to amplify Trump’s false claims about widespread fraud in the 2020 election. His state law license was reportedly suspended under the pretext of undermining the integrity of the democratic process after propagating "demonstrably false and misleading" narratives.
However, despite his legal troubles, Trump has still not refrained from seeking the Republican nomination for a third time, which has drawn Soros' ire.
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"I expect that Trump will be found guilty at least in some cases, and will be in jail by election day in November 2024, though that is not the general expectation today," Soros told Project Syndicate.
"If I am right, he is unlikely to win the election. But if I am wrong, the US will face a constitutional crisis that is likely to bring on an economic crisis as well," he added.
The concerns about Trump running came two days after the first GOP debate for the presidency took place.
On Wednesday, the eight Republican candidates took to the stage in Milwaukee for the GOP debate - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former Vice President Mike Pence, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina.
Former US President Donald Trump did not attend and instead opted for a pre-recorded interview with former Fox News host and conservative broadcaster Tucker Carlson.
When questioned about support for Trump, everyone raised their hand to show support, except former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. On the matter of Biden's son, Hunter, Chris Christie said: "In a Christie administration, he would go to jail for 10 years."
Finally on the issue of the president coined as 'Bidenomics', not one candidate was supportive and instead bashed the president and his administration's performance throughout his term.
"Our country is in decline. This decline is not inevitable, it’s a choice," DeSantis said, adding: "We need to send Joe Biden back to his basement and reverse this decline."
