George Soros recently called former President Barack Obama his “greatest disappointment,” but not for the reason you’d think.
Soros wasn’t speaking about the policies that Obama put into place during his presidency, and if he did, the only problem he’d likely have is that they weren’t far-left enough. Rather, Soros is publicly complaining that he couldn’t buy as much political influence as he wanted with his money. (RELATED: Hungary Passes ‘STOP Soros’ Law That Punishes Aid To Illegal Immigrants).
The New York Times broke the story. After the “greatest disappointment” comment, “Prompted by an aide, he immediately qualified himself, saying that he hadn’t been disappointed by Obama’s presidency but felt let down on a professional level.” While Soros has no desire for a formal role in the Obama administration (which would result in a significant pay cut for the billionaire hedge fund manager), “he had hoped that Obama would seek his counsel, especially on financial and economic matters. Instead, he was frozen out.”
“He made one phone call thanking me for my support, which was meant to last for five minutes,” Soros complained.
George Soros calls Obama ‘greatest disappointment,’ says he doesn’t ‘particularly want to be a Democrat’ https://t.co/RTQPIafoXO
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 18, 2018
To be honest, I’m a bit impressed that Obama froze out Dr. Evil, but it’s not like he didn’t do so after taking millions of dollars from him. Plus, it could simply be the case that Obama is aware how it would look to the public if he were to be meeting privately with Soros while taking millions from him. Soros has been a Republican boogeyman for years, and Obama would open himself up for endless criticism if he were spotted with him.
You have to admit though, it’s funny that given how it’s always people on the Left complaining about the influence of money in politics, there’s no left-wing outrage in response to the 20th richest man on the planet complaining that he can’t buy Presidents. (RELATED: Soros-Linked Group Will Spend Millions To Stop Kavanaugh).
Thus far, Soros has donated $15 million towards Democrats in the midterms (which is a drop in the bucket compared to the $210+ million Republicans have raised). How many of them do you think he has personal influence over? (RELATED: RNC Doubles DNC Fundraising Ahead of Midterms).
