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Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), had strong words for leftist billionaire George Soros, who has spent millions supporting far-left soft-on-crime prosecutors across the country.
Musk made the comments on the Oct. 31 edition of The Joe Rogan Experience, where he discussed artificial intelligence, social media censorship and Soros’ massive political spending. “In my opinion, [George Soros] fundamentally hates humanity,” Musk said of the leftist billionaire, who has poured $32 billion into leftist causes through his Open Society Foundations. “He’s doing things that erode the fabric of civilization.”
Musk said that Soros has used his wealth to influence elections and the law according to his personal beliefs.
“Getting [district attorneys] elected who refused to prosecute crime, that’s part of the problem in San Francisco and LA and much of other cities, Musk added. “So why would you do that?”
Musk also said Soros primarily focuses on the elections of prosecuting attorneys, knowing they have the discretion on whether certain crimes should be prosecuted.
“The lowest value for money is a presidential race,” he continued. “Then next lowest value for money is a Senate race, then a Congress. But once you get to sort of city and state district attorneys, the value for money is extremely good. Soros realized that you don’t actually need to change the laws. You just need to change how they’re enforced.”
According to the Capital Research Center, Soros has spent $35 million on these races, helping infamous activists such as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx win their elections. These prosecutors have let dangerous criminals roam free in their communities, refused to enforce laws, signed radical pledges and devoted their energy to prosecuting crime victims rather than criminals.
For example, Foxx has distinguished herself by defending embattled actor Jussie Smollet and refusing to prosecute a gang shootout.
This is not the first time that Musk has gone after Soros. On May 15, Musk rejected the idea that Soros’ donations had any good intent behind them. Musk wrote in a post on X, “You assume they are good intentions. They are not. He wants to erode the very fabric of civilisation. Soros hates humanity,” before following up May 17 with a post criticising Soros’ spending on soft-on-crime “pet prosecutors.”