Andrew Kerr of the Washington Free Beacon highlights a contradiction involving President Biden’s words and deeds.
President Joe Biden’s favorite super PAC is almost exclusively funded by a dark money group bankrolled by George Soros, financial disclosures obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show.
Future Forward has raised just $14 million since Biden took office, but its dark money affiliate, Future Forward USA Action, has raised over $129 million in that same time. The group’s latest tax filings show that almost all its funding in 2022 came from just 26 donors, including a $15 million gift from the Soros-funded Open Society Policy Center. The Hopewell Fund, a member of the Arabella Advisors dark money network, donated $1.5 million to Future Forward USA Action in 2022.
Future Forward’s fundraising largesse could open Biden to charges of hypocrisy. The president has repeatedly called dark money a threat to democracy and has endorsed legislative efforts to curtail its influence on American politics. Still, Biden has moved in recent months to elevate Future Forward and its dark money affiliate as the “preeminent super PAC” supporting his 2024 campaign.
Americans for Public Trust executive director Caitlin Sutherland lambasted Biden for allying with such a massive dark money operation for his political benefit after he claimed, “dark money erodes public trust” in September.
“President Biden has tried to portray himself as a crusader against dark money in politics, but the recent filing by Future Forward USA Action shows his reelection efforts are fueled by it,” Sutherland told the Free Beacon. “Hypocrisy like this only lowers trust in our elected officials. It’s no surprise that after this dark money group spent tens of millions to support him, Americans still remain unconvinced by Biden’s agenda.”
Future Forward’s operations are closely intertwined with its dark money affiliate: Federal Election Commission records show the super PAC has no employees of its own and keeps its lights on thanks to cash infusions and donated time from Future Forward USA Action’s staff.
