By LifeZette News Staff
A resurfaced exchange between President Donald Trump and Seamus Bruner of the Government Accountability Institute is drawing renewed attention to claims that organized violence and unrest in the United States have been fueled by a well-funded network of nonprofit organizations, foreign money, and taxpayer dollars.
During the discussion, Bruner said the violence seen across the country should be viewed primarily as a financial operation rather than spontaneous unrest.
He told President Trump that researchers at the Government Accountability Institute, including Peter Schweizer, traced funding streams to what he described as a coordinated network they refer to as the “protest industrial complex,” also called “Riot Inc.”
“This is not just a story about violence and chaos, as you alluded to, Mr. President, this is a Money Story,” Bruner said.
He explained that his team followed the funding to a network of NGOs, including what he described as the Open Society network, Arabella, Tides, and other funding operations, along with foreign cash and wealthy left-wing donors.
Bruner said some of the funders are not U.S. citizens and claimed that large sums are being poured into what he called an entire ecosystem supporting unrest.
Bruner said the operation functions like a corporation with multiple divisions.