A bombshell report has now confirmed what conservatives have warned about for years: the supposedly “grassroots” October 18, 2025 “No Kings” protests — marketed as a spontaneous citizen uprising against President Trump — were bankrolled by none other than left-wing mega-donor George Soros. His powerful Open Society Foundation funneled millions into Indivisible, the protest’s main organizer, raising serious questions about illegal political activity by a nonprofit and the role of paid agitators in orchestrated anti-Trump unrest.
Investigators traced a staggering $7.61 million in Open Society grants to Indivisible since 2017, all labeled under the benign umbrella of “civic engagement.” But as Fox News uncovered, the same Soros-backed ecosystem extends deep into the Tides Network, another radical-left funding hub that has long been accused of financing disruptive protest efforts. Together, the money trail paints a picture not of spontaneous democracy in action — but of a politically manufactured tantrum designed to undermine a sitting president.
Sen. Ted Cruz didn’t mince words when pressed on the revelations.
“There’s considerable evidence that George Soros and his network are behind funding these rallies — which may well be riots — all across the country,” he said, adding that the movement was “organized by Soros operatives and funded by Soros money. No one denies these basic facts.”
Cruz vowed that Congress and the Trump administration would take action to stop what he called a “network of left-wing violence.” And now, with tax law experts pointing out that nonprofits are strictly prohibited from engaging in political activism, Open Society Foundation could soon face the loss of its tax-exempt status.
Soros’s organization issued a predictably vague statement, claiming it supports peaceful civic participation, while carefully distancing itself from the protests its money helped sponsor. “Our grantees make their own decisions,” the spokesperson insisted — an excuse that fooled no one.
The group even posted on its website that it “opposes all forms of violence,” an ironic declaration considering the chaos, vandalism, and disruptions that have followed Indivisible-organized demonstrations for years.
Meanwhile, Indivisible’s own site all but bragged about the scale of the Soros-backed uprising. “On October 18, millions of us are rising again,” the organization boasted — something that seems far less impressive now that Americans know who was footing the bill.
Online, conservatives erupted in disbelief — and vindication. One widely shared post summarized the findings bluntly:
“A money trail shows a $3 million Soros grant to Indivisible in 2023 alone. Under federal law, nonprofits cannot participate in politics. Nonprofits have lost tax-exempt status for far less.”
Another commenter put it even more plainly:
“The entire FAKE ‘No Kings’ protest was paid for by over 300 liberal groups. Soros poured more than $7 million into it since 2017. These communist hacks aren’t activists — they’re paid agitators.”
Others mocked the artificial outrage the left tried to sell the American public. One conservative posted, “The ‘No Kings’ protests were insanely astroturfed. Soros money got a bunch of boomers to protest Tesla dealerships. People don’t actually hate Trump — Democrats have to pay them to.”
The bottom line: the left’s latest anti-Trump spectacle wasn’t organic, wasn’t grassroots, and wasn’t citizen-driven. It was bought and paid for by the same billionaire activist who has spent decades trying to reshape American politics from the shadows. And now, finally, his role is being dragged into the sunlight.
