Soros donates $ 10 million to newsom redistribution effort in California: report

The left -wing donor Millionaire George Soros contributed to $ 10 million on the voting initiative of the Governor of California Gavin Newsom to repeat the state, said the New York Times.

Soros, who financed left -wing campaigns extending district prosecutors to the federal elections, contributed the most important donation to Newsom efforts to redesign the lines of the State Congress, Depending on the point of sale, which has cited two sources with direct knowledge.

Soros is the founder of the Open Society Foundations, which is a massive non -profit organization of $ 25 billion. His son Alex succeeded him as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Open Society Foundations in 2022.

The donation helped build the Newsom war chest for a redistribution effort at around $ 70 million, according to Times. Newsom launched the redistribution effort, proposal 50, at the beginning of 2025 to counter the promotion of the Trump administration according to which the Republicans in states such as Texas redirect its own lines.

Obama calls the redistribution of Newsom California, move a “ responsible approach ” of GOP tactics

The leftist billionaire and philanthropist George Soros. (Jason Alden / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“We are talking about emergency measures to respond to what’s going on in Texas, and we will cancel what is happening in Texas,” said Newsom in August 50.

Dozens of Democratic state The legislators fled Texas in August for liberal bastions such as Illinois, Massachusetts and New York to prevent a quorum for a special session as a republican legislators of the State prepared to vote on a map of the Congress redesigned for the State before the middle of 2026.

Newsom has launched the efforts of his condition to counter rediscovering in the red states.

“We will take five seats with the consent of the people. And this is the difference between the approach that we adopt and the approach they adopt,” said Newsom during his August press conference. “We do it on a temporary basis. We do it in a completely transparent way, and we do so by asking the inhabitants of the State of California their consent and their support.”

Governor Gavin Newsom speaks in San Francisco, California, August 7, 2025. (Photo of Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump had encouraged the redistribution to Texas, in particular by pointing out in August that the redistribution efforts in Texas could lead the GOP to collect five seats.

Newsom style redistribution efforts criticized by Californian democrats as recently as July, the statements show

“In California, everything is Gerrymandered,” Trump said in an interview with CNBC at the time. “And we have the opportunity in Texas to take five seats. We have a very good governor, and we have good people in Texas. And I won Texas. I got the highest vote in Texas history, as you probably know, and we are entitled to five other seats.”

Trump has repeatedly made Soros in public remarks on his donations to the causes of the left and to the candidates, in particular by calling for investigations on George and Alex Soros.

President Donald Trump speaks to journalists as he left the White House on September 7, 2025. (Jose Luis Magana / The Associated Press)

The California Republicans continue to prevent Newsom, the Democrats from pushing the redistribution plan

“Soros and his group of psychopaths caused great damage to our country! This includes his crazy friends from the west coast. Be careful, we look at you!” Trump wrote on Truth Social in August.

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Fox News Digital contacted the foundations of the open company and the Newsom office to comment, but did not immediately receive any answers.