Billionaire liberal activist George Soros told an Italian newspaper that he sees the coronavirus epidemic as a “revolutionary” opportunity.
In an interview with La Repubblica, the Hungarian-born Mr. Soros also hailed President Trump as a “transient phenomenon,” but expressed hope that the COVID-19 crisis has opened up politics in a radical direction.
“I would describe it as a revolutionary moment when the range of possibilities is much greater than in normal times,” he said. “What is unthinkable in normal times not only becomes possible, but actually happens. People are disoriented and scared. ”
But Mr Soros, who was interviewed by the Rome newspaper on the occasion of his 90th birthday, warned that Mr Trump “remains very dangerous”, despite seeing himself as transient, because of his striving for power. stay and prevent persecution.
“He is fighting for his life, and he will do everything to stay in power,” he said. Soros, and also called the president “a confidence trickster” who can “undermine democracy from within.”
Mr. Soros, who bankrolls various liberal and leftist causes through his Open Society Foundation and other sources of funding, praised the US for still “having a great tradition of controls and balance and established rules. And above all, you have the constitution.
“I’m sure Trump will prove to be a transitional phenomenon, hopefully by the end of November,” he concluded.
