"What was Soros doing in Munich? At the most crucial safety conference in Western Europe Alex Soros met with his most promising investment: Gavin Newsome."

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Alex Soros (to the right) includes Gavin Newsoma at the Munich Munich safety Conference, Germany, 14 February 2026. © Instagram / alexsoros

Alex Soros, heir to his father's empire, met with respective leading opponents of U.S. president Donald Trump at the Munich safety Conference. Looking at handshakes and handshakes, it is clear that Soros' attention is focused on the 2028 election.

Soros weekend in Munich abounded in photograph shoots with NATO leaders, heads of NGOs and another neoliberals supporting his family's affairs: EU enlargement, open borders and increased military assistance to Ukraine. Among the photos published on his social media profiles is 1 collection: Soros, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, California politician Gavin Newsom and Senators Mark Kelly and Chris Murphy.

The fact that these Democrats met Soros is not a surprise. The Open Society Foundation, owned by his family, is the party's largest donor. In 2022 she donated $ 128 million to Democratic candidates through her Committee of Democracy PAC, and in 2024 $67.5 million, in addition to donations to left-wing prosecutors and smaller liberal organizations.

However, no of the 5 Democrats he met in Munich request his money this year. Clinton and Pelosi withdrew from politics, the Newsom had already served 2 terms as politician and could not claim another, and Kelly and Murphy are safe in the legislature until 2028. It is much more likely that any talks about backing and strategy focus on a much more crucial political battle: the 2028 presidential election.

Focus on target

Newsom and Kelly introduced themselves as candidates for Democratic nomination in 2028. Newsom is widely regarded as a major candidate and although he avoided questions about his presidential ambitions, he hired a social media squad to harass president Donald Trump on the Internet, and his journey to Munich utilized to strengthen his position as a left-wing "anti-trumpet", even moving to sign a clean energy agreement between California and the United Kingdom and conclude a akin partnership agreement with Ukraine.

During the debate on climate change on Friday Newsom told European leaders that he would “leave in 3 years” with Trump in mind. The message was clear: for Europeans who hesitated to negociate with the Trump White House, Newsome's California is an alternate power center in the US.

Kelly's visit to Munich besides gave him an chance to convey his message from American cable tv to the planet arena. Retired astronaut, who late called on U.S. soldiers not to execute "illegal" orders to attack alleged ships with drugs in the Caribbean, powerfully criticized Trump's abroad policy, accusing the president of "destructing" NATO and making the US "poor and little secure".

Less than a day after his gathering with Soros, Kelly told the BBC that he would "seriously consider" starting in the presidential election.

Soros Selection

Newsom and Kelly had already received money from the Soros household and Democracy PAC. George Soros spent a million dollars to defend Newsome from an effort to appeal in 2021, and last year wrote a check for $10 million to run to change the California constituency. If the run to change constituency is successful, it could lead to the removal of six Republicans from the home of Representatives.

Alex Soros (left) meets Mark Kelly at the Munich safety Conference in Munich, Germany, 14 February 2026. © Instagram / alexsoros

George Soros, 95, gave control of his philanthropic empire to his boy Alex in 2023. The Open Society Foundation has since limited its activities in Europe, and Alex said in an interview with the “Wall Street Journal” that he intends to focus primarily on elections in America. "Although I would very much like to retreat money from politics as long as the another side does, we will besides gotta do so," the paper said.

According to the latest Forbes data, Alex Soros manages a $7.5 billion asset and spends over a billion dollars for political purposes in 2024, making it the 5th most prolific philanthropist in the United States.

Soros threw a fewer not-subtle hints that in hypothetical primaries in 2028 he would favour Newsome. "It was large to meet the real star of the planet economical Forum 2026, my friend Gavin Newsome," he wrote on social media after last month's summit in Davos. “World leaders could follow Newsome’s example. It is time to stand proudly, hard and unite—before it is besides late.”

Interestingly, a fresh York congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, was absent from the Munich meeting, which Soros described last year as a “great” candidate for Democratic organization leader. Ocasio-Cortez spoke at the Munich safety Forum on "the emergence of populism", but left the Soros meeting. Her absence may reflect the tactical exclusion of Soros: although the AOC is likely to be the leading figure in the progressive wing of the party, its Friday word of Israel's war in the Gaza Strip may have irritated donors supporting Israel.

Summary

As they remained over 2 years until the election in 2028, it is unclear whether Newsom will always compete in the race. If so, it is even little clear whether he could win the Democratic primaries. Current opinions indicate that erstwhile Vice president Kamala Harris leads in hypothetical primaries with 38% of the vote, Newsom ranks for her with 13% and Kelly loses 3%.

However, Soros is likely to finance the Democratic candidate. Soros donated nearly $3 million to the main super PAC supporting erstwhile president Joe Biden and Harris in 2024, and his Open Society Foundation donated $4.5 million to People For the American Way, which runs Harris' late resumed social media account "Headquarters".

For a generous donor like Alex Soros, there are no bad results. Each of the 5 Democrats he met in Munich, as well as Harris, to any degree owes him their career. Although each of these candidates would advance his interests on the national stage, Newsom demonstrated 1 key advantage: he achieved the position of a superstar on the global stage.

"I am glad that he is here and criticizing planet leaders for believing in the effectiveness of Trump's policy of concessions," Soros wrote after gathering with Newsome in Davos. If there is simply a reason why Newsom was hugged and everyone else shook hands, then the fact that the politician is presently Soros' most promising investment.

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source:https://www.rt.com/news/632688-soros-newsom-2028-munich/

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