Soros-Funded Groups and Democrat Activists Orchestrated GOP District Protests, Media Framed as Grassroots Backlash
Recent protests at Republican town halls, portrayed by mainstream media as an organic reaction to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, were actually coordinated efforts by left-wing organizations, according to a report from the Washington Free Beacon.
Despite being presented as spontaneous opposition to President Donald Trump’s push to cut government waste, many of these protests were reportedly organized by Democrat-aligned groups. Major media outlets—including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CBS News—covered the demonstrations without highlighting the extent of their pre-planned nature.
CBS, for instance, featured Maggie Goldman, an organizer of a protest in Rep. Rich McCormick’s (R-GA) district, simply as a local constituent. While she does reside in McCormick’s district, Goldman is an outspoken Democrat activist. Her LinkedIn profile reveals that she worked on Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign by coordinating volunteers, ran as a Democrat for her county commission, and contributed exclusively to Democratic candidates, including Kamala Harris. Additionally, she publicly celebrated the media attention her protest received, as noted by the Free Beacon.
Goldman was not the only Democrat-affiliated organizer involved in these events. The Free Beacon found that protests nationwide were supported by Indivisible and MoveOn—two organizations that receive funding from billionaire George Soros.
According to the Free Beacon, “Both groups launched national ‘mobilization’ efforts targeting the ‘Trump-Musk agenda’ and ‘Trump-Musk coup’ during the recess period. MoveOn said its ‘members and allies will show up at congressional-led town halls and congressional offices around the country, targeting House Republicans whose votes will be crucial in opposing Trump and Musk’s harmful policies.’ Indivisible issued a ‘Musk or Us Recess Toolkit’ that showed members how to find their local town halls and urged them to ‘take the fight to Elon.’”
Using these resources, local activists staged protests while posing as Republican voters, drawing significant media attention. Some local news outlets acknowledged Indivisible’s role, but major publications such as The New York Times and CBS omitted details about Democrat involvement. The Times did note that “many of the most vocal complaints came from participants who identified themselves as Democrats,” yet its headline read: “Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash.”
CBS briefly mentioned that the Washington County Democratic Party encouraged people to attend a town hall with Rep. Brian Fitzgerald (R-PA) while holding signs, yet failed to disclose that the protest was linked to Indivisible. Similarly, The Washington Post acknowledged that “[l]iberal groups encouraged their members to show up to town halls in deep-red territory” but only did so in the 14th paragraph, without naming the groups involved.
As the Free Beacon pointed out, media outlets had prior knowledge that these protests were planned, since Indivisible and MoveOn had issued press releases, and the Associated Press (AP) had reported on their involvement ahead of time. The AP’s coverage, however, was framed as, “The anti-Musk protest movement is expected to ramp up with Congress on recess,” downplaying the coordinated efforts behind the demonstrations. This article was published before other major outlets began covering what they described as a “backlash” to Trump and Musk.