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Senator Eric Schmitt has posted a series of tweets on October 18, 2025, discussing the financial and organizational backing behind progressive activist groups in the United States. In his posts, Schmitt highlights specific organizations and individuals involved in funding and supporting protest movements.

In one tweet, Schmitt stated, "You won't be surprised to learn that one of the group's heavyweight backers is George Soros. The Soros activist empire has poured millions of dollars into Indivisible since the group emerged in 2017—including a two-year grant of $3 million in 2023 alone." This post draws attention to George Soros, a prominent philanthropist known for supporting progressive causes through his Open Society Foundations.

Schmitt further described Indivisible as a well-resourced organization focused on orchestrating grassroots activism. He wrote, "Indivisible is a well-funded operation, devoted exclusively to creating the appearance of grassroots 'uprisings.' That includes everything from No Kings to media and phone-call campaigns to showing up at Republican town halls and filming themselves yelling angry questions."

The senator also named other organizations involved in these efforts. According to his tweet, "MoveOn, one of the Left’s largest campaign war machines, is mobilizing its mailing lists, built-in fundraising, press relationships, and PR apparatus to help mobilize and promote the protests. Another partner is the ACLU—one of the Left's most powerful legal activist groups."

Indivisible was founded after the 2016 U.S. presidential election by former congressional staffers who published an online guide encouraging citizens to engage with their representatives and participate in civic action. Since its inception in 2017, it has received support from various donors and foundations. MoveOn.org is a longstanding progressive advocacy group known for its political campaigning infrastructure. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to defending civil liberties through litigation and advocacy.

Senator Eric Schmitt represents Missouri in the U.S. Senate and has previously served as Missouri's Attorney General.