Soros wades into reparations issue as donor

By Tori Richards

Published June 21, 2021 8:16pm ET

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Soros wades into reparations issue as donor — A White House petition is calling on President Trump to declare liberal billionaire George Soros a terrorist and seize the assets of organizations tied to him. (AP Photo Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) | Manuel Balce Ceneta

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros is interested in funding a national reparations project for descendants of black slaves, according to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

A new coalition of 11 mayors, headed by Garcetti, has founded Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equality, with the goal of expanding the movement throughout the United States and pressuring Congress to create a commission to study the matter.

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