Laura Ingraham retweeted Ari Fleischer's claim that a Michigan Senate candidate was "owned by the Soro…"
Fleischer, a former White House press secretary and Fox News contributor, posted: "The Soros Foundation paid for Abdul to go to Medical school and now they're raising money for him. He's owned by the Soro…" The tweet cuts off mid-word.
Developing — unverified: the assertion that El-Sayed is "owned by" the Soros family.
The target is Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Michigan. The fellowship's website and Wikipedia confirm El-Sayed received a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans in 2012. The fellowship helped fund his MD at Columbia University. It was founded by Paul Soros, George Soros's late older brother, and his wife Daisy. It is not George Soros's Open Society Foundations, despite Fleischer's phrasing. Two Soros brothers, two foundations, one tweet.
The fact-checking site TruthOrFiction.com found no direct link between El-Sayed and George Soros. Fox News, citing Punchbowl News, reported El-Sayed is scheduled to attend a fundraiser at the West Hollywood home of Jeffrey Soros. He is George Soros's nephew. The event is hosted alongside former Obama advisors, with donations up to $57,800.
The Soros Foundation paid for Abdul to go to Medical school and now they're raising money for him.
Fleischer has been a vocal critic of El-Sayed's candidacy. The "owned by Soros" framing now sits on Ingraham's feed as El-Sayed runs for U.S. Senate in Michigan.