Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Michigan, will attend a fundraiser at the West Hollywood home of George Soros’ nephew Jeffrey Soros on September 28, 2025. The event, which allows each guest to donate up to $57,800, also includes former Obama advisors and other prominent figures. El-Sayed has campaigned against the influence of money in politics, a stance that contrasts with his attendance at this high-dollar fundraiser hosted by relatives of billionaire George Soros, known for using his wealth to support political causes.
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Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who is campaigning on getting "money out of politics", will attend a fundraiser at the West Hollywood home of billionaire George Soros’ nephew.
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who → campaign → nephew
Jeffrey Soros, a California film producer, and his wife, Catharine Soros, will host a meet-and-greet alongside former Obama advisors and Pod Save America hosts Jon Favreau, Tom Vietor and Ben Rhodes, as well as other Hollywood figures, on Sept. 28, 2025, according to a flyer obtained by Punchbowl News.
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Soros → host → News
The flyer noted that each guest can donate up to $57,800 to the Abdul for Michigan Victory Fund.
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guest → note → Fund
The out-of-state big money fundraiser comes as El-Sayed has repeatedly criticized the influence of corporations and billionaires in politics.
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Sayed → come → politics
At a previous campaign event, El-Sayed said billionaires couldn't tell him what else they could actually buy beyond $100 million other than political power.
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they → say → power
The event will put El-Sayed alongside relatives of billionaire George Soros, who has for decades used his wealth to support political causes and campaigns, including prosecutors who have advocated for bail reform and eliminating mandatory minimum prison sentences.
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who → put → sentences
Open Society Foundations, the philanthropy founded by George Soros, gave the American Civil Liberties Union a $50 million grant for a nationwide criminal justice reform campaign and a $3 million grant to the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law to fund anti-gerrymandering lawsuits and litigation against states with "restrictive" voting laws.
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Foundations → found → laws
It is unclear whether George Soros will attend El-Sayed's fundraiser.
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Soros → attend → fundraiser
Fox News Digital reached out to Open Society Foundations for comment.
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Digital → reach → comment
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports immigrants and children of immigrants pursuing graduate education in the United States.
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Fellowships → support → States
Fox News Digital reached out to Los Angeles Media Fund for comment.
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Digital → reach → comment
The flyer also listed television showrunners Ed Redlich and Sarah Timberman, venture capitalist Tom Unterman and Ahmos Hassan, founder and CEO of Chariot Entertainment.
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flyer → list → Entertainment
The gathering also comes as El-Sayed has criticized Republican candidate Mike Rogers for attending the GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas last week but failing to appear for a televised debate.
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Sayed → come → debate
"Now, in case you're wondering, there is no Dallas, Michigan", El-Sayed told Michigan State University students at a rally titled "Students v. Billionaires" held last week.
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Sayed → wonder → Billionaires
Given that he's running for Senate in Michigan."
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he → give → Michigan
El-Sayed also waved off criticism of his affiliation with Hasan Piker, who he said is a "streamer in California" who has nothing to do with Michigan politics, despite Piker joining El-Sayed for a poolside campaign event last month.
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Piker → wave → event
In the past, Piker has made disparaging remarks about America and Jewish people and has expressed support for Hamas.
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Piker → make → Hamas
He once called Orthodox Jewish people "inbreds," said America deserved the 9/11 terrorist attacks and said Hamas was "1000 times better" than the Israeli government.
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Hamas → call → government
El-Sayed distanced himself from Piker, who campaigned with him during the Democratic primary, weeks ago after facing criticism over his affiliation with the left-wing Twitch streamer.
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who → distance → streamer
"Abdul El-Sayed raising dark Soros money in California after begging Chuck Schumer for money in DC is the least surprising thing he’s done all cycle," Alyssa Brouillet, communications director for Rogers' campaign, said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
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Brouillet → raise → Digital
"That’s what a conman does — says one thing and does another.
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conman → ’ → another
Michiganders can’t trust this guy.
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Michiganders → trust → guy
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El-Sayed was in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other senators, including Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
In response to questions about the fundraiser at Jeffrey Soros’ home, El-Sayed's campaign pointed to Rogers' own campaign contributions.
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campaign → meet → contributions
"Mike Rogers has taken over a million dollars from Big Pharma and spent years in Congress as a self-proclaimed ‘champion’ of drug companies, voting to keep prescription drug costs high," a campaign spokesperson said in a statement.
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spokesperson → take → statement
"Corporate special interests are spending millions of dollars in dark money to try to buy Rogers a Senate seat because he’s spent his entire career making himself and his billionaire donors richer while Michiganders pay the price.
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Michiganders → spend → price
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"Abdul is the only candidate in this race running to get money out of politics and will fight to end Citizens United to ensure that our democracy is working for people, not billionaires," the campaign spokesperson continued.
El-Sayed is not the only Democrat courting wealthy Hollywood elites.
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Sayed → run → elites
"Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof and his wife, Heidi, hosted a fundraiser for Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico on Sept. 10, 2025 in the upscale Hollywood neighborhood of Brentwood.
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Lindelof → host → Brentwood
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