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Senator Eric Schmitt, a U.S. Senator from Missouri, made several posts on September 30, 2025, addressing the funding and organizational structure of left-leaning advocacy groups.

In his first post, Schmitt wrote: "And these are not the musings of an anodyne leftist anti-gun group. This group is a node in the George Soros NGO regime. Community Justice Action Fund is a 'project' of Tides Advocacy." (September 30, 2025).

In another post on the same day, he stated: "This is why activists like Jackson are testifying that we should increase 'federal support.' Under President Trump, the slush funds that bankroll groups like CJAF—and downstream, support even more radical organizations like Antifa—have been turned off." (September 30, 2025).

Schmitt continued by discussing broader networks behind these organizations: "Groups like Tides are vertically integrated in a funding/support network that turns Left-wing billionaire money—plus your hard-earned tax dollars—into a gigantic astroturfing machine, which props up and sustains radical groups like Antifa." (September 30, 2025).

Community Justice Action Fund (CJAF) describes itself as an organization focused on preventing gun violence in communities of color and advocating for policy change. Tides Advocacy serves as a fiscal sponsor for various progressive initiatives and projects across the United States. The involvement of major donors such as George Soros has been widely reported in relation to funding progressive causes through non-governmental organizations.

During Donald Trump's presidency, federal grants and funding mechanisms for certain nonprofit organizations were reduced or redirected as part of broader efforts to limit government spending on politically sensitive issues.