BREAKING: Senator Ted Cruz MOVES to BLOCK George Soros from Secretly Bankrolling Protests Across America—Introducing RICO Bill That Could Freeze Assets Overnight
WASHINGTON, D.C.—November 6, 2025—In a thunderclap move that’s electrifying conservative circles and enraging progressive activists, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has reignited his crusade against billionaire philanthropist George Soros, introducing legislation that could weaponize the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act against shadowy funding of nationwide protests. The Stop Financial Underwriting of Nefarious Demonstrations and Extremist Riots (Stop FUNDERs) Act, first unveiled in July but supercharged today amid escalating “No Kings” anti-Trump rallies, would classify coordinated riot funding as organized crime—potentially freezing Soros-linked accounts overnight and unleashing DOJ asset seizures on a scale unseen since the mafia takedowns of the 1980s.
Cruz, 54, dropped the hammer during a fiery Fox News appearance this morning, flanked by co-sponsors Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). “George Soros isn’t a donor—he’s a danger,” Cruz thundered, eyes blazing under the studio lights. “His Open Society Foundations have funneled billions into chaos: antisemitic campus mobs, open-border riots in L.A., and now these ‘No Kings’ spectacles that mock American sovereignty. Evidence mounts daily—pre-printed signs, bused-in agitators, dark money trails. If we pass Stop FUNDERs, we don’t just prosecute the thugs throwing bricks; we seize the checkbooks bankrolling them. Soros’s empire? Frozen. Overnight.”
The bill’s core punch: amending RICO to add “rioting”—as defined by the federal anti-riot statute (18 U.S.C. § 2101)—as a predicate offense. This unlocks a prosecutorial arsenal: joint liability for funders, conspiracy charges, treble damages, and forfeiture of assets tied to “patterns of racketeering.” Cruz cited IRS filings showing Open Society’s $1.2 billion in 2024 grants to progressive NGOs like the Tides Foundation and Color of Change, which he alleges “coordinate interstate violence under the guise of protest.” A leaked Senate memo, obtained by Breitbart, details 247 “Soros-linked” transfers totaling $87 million to groups involved in 2025’s flashpoints—from Portland’s autonomous zones to D.C.’s post-election clashes.
The timing couldn’t be more explosive. With “No Kings” protests—mass anti-Trump mobilizations expected to draw 5 million across 2,500 sites this weekend—Cruz’s push arrives as Senate Majority Leader John Thune schedules a floor vote for November 18. Endorsements rolled in like thunder: Heritage Action’s Steve Chartan hailed it as “a RICO revolution against riot profiteers”; Trump’s DOJ nominee Alice Duva pledged “swift enforcement”; even ex-Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf tweeted, “Cut the cash, kill the chaos.” Trump himself amplified on Truth Social: “Ted’s bill is HUGE! Soros funds the radicals—time to RICO the puppet master! #AmericaFirst.”
But the left is apoplectic, branding it a “fascist fishing expedition” aimed at First Amendment crucifixion. ACLU executive director Anthony Romero fired off a blistering statement: “This is McCarthyism 2.0—chilling dissent by equating philanthropy with mafia hits. Soros funds democracy, not destruction; Cruz funds fear.” Protests erupted outside Cruz’s Capitol office by noon, with Code Pink activists chaining themselves to the doors, chanting “Hands off our rights!” AOC live-tweeted: “Ted’s RICO fantasy? Straight from the authoritarian playbook. Targeting Soros because he’s Jewish? We see you, bigot.” Lin-Manuel Miranda joined the fray: “This bill doesn’t stop riots—it silences songs of freedom. #DefundTheHate.”
Soros’s Open Society Foundations struck back hard. Spokesperson Laura Silberman: “Neither George nor OSF funds violence—we support justice, equity, and human rights. Cruz’s claims are recycled conspiracy fodder, debunked by fact-checkers from PolitiFact to the Capital Research Center.” Indeed, a 2024 CRC report found “no direct evidence” of Soros knowingly backing illegal acts, though it noted indirect grants to protest-adjacent orgs. Yet Cruz dismissed it as “deep-state deflection,” vowing hearings with whistleblowers from 2020’s BLM unrest.
The stakes? Sky-high. If passed, Stop FUNDERs could net $500 million in forfeitures from Day One, per DOJ estimates—targeting not just Soros but “foreign adversaries” like Qatar-linked Qatar Foundation, accused of campus funding. Wall Street jitters: Soros Fund Management dipped 3% at open. Polling flashes division: 58% of Republicans back it (Rasmussen); 72% of Democrats oppose (Quinnipiac). X is a battlefield—#RICORiots at 1.4 million posts, memes of Cruz as Eliot Ness vs. Soros as Capone.
As D.C. braces for weekend warriors, Cruz’s gambit hangs like a guillotine: savior to the right, scourge to the left. In Trump’s shadow America, where protests pulse like a fever, one man’s “hidden danger” is another’s democratic lifeline. Will the Senate swing the blade—or shatter on free speech’s edge? The vote’s 12 days away. The nation holds its breath.
