Key Takeaways
- Anti-Trump "No Kings" rallies were allegedly funded by George Soros's Open Society Foundations.
- Senator Cruz proposed the "Stop Funders Act" to target funding of violent protests via RICO legislation.
- Over 50,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria since 2009 by extremist groups.
- Senator Cruz introduced legislation to sanction Nigerian officials over the mass killings of Christians.
Deep Dive
- "No Kings" anti-Trump rallies were allegedly funded by George Soros's Open Society Foundations through progressive organizations.
- Indivisible, which allegedly organized rallies, reportedly received $7.61 million from Open Society Foundations since 2017.
- The rallies were criticized as "AstroTurf," lacking diversity, and driven by radical left-wing ideology.
- The podcast noted the use of fake videos to inflate protest turnout, despite significant funding.
- Senator Cruz introduced the "Stop Funders Act" to trace money behind various protests, including anti-Trump and anti-Semitic campus demonstrations.
- The proposed bill aims to add rioting as a predicate act under the RICO (Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations) Act.
- This legislation seeks to provide prosecutors with a tool to target those who fund violent protests, drawing parallels to organized crime.
- Over 50,000 Christians have been reportedly murdered in Nigeria since 2009 by extremist groups like Boko Haram and ISIS in West Africa.
- The Nigerian government is accused of either ignoring or enabling the violence and enforcing blasphemy and Sharia laws against Christians.
- Senator Cruz introduced legislation to designate Nigeria as a "country of particular concern" and impose sanctions on complicit Nigerian officials.
- Nigerian officials, including the Minister of Information, rejected Senator Cruz's allegations as malicious lies aimed at damaging Nigeria's image.
- Senator Cruz asserted that extremist groups systematically target Christians for mass murder, citing 50,000 deaths and destruction of churches and schools.
- Mainstream media was criticized for ignoring the crisis, despite acknowledgement from public figures like Bill Maher and Van Jones.
- The podcast contrasted the lack of media coverage for the Nigeria crisis with the attention given to other global protests.