Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz faced significant criticism on social media this week after being spotted at the upscale Manhattan apartment of Alex Soros, the son of billionaire liberal mega-donor George Soros.

“Honored to host Governor @Tim_Walz at my home in New York City!” Alex Soros, who is set to succeed his father at the multibillion-dollar Open Society Foundations (OSF), posted on X on Tuesday, alongside photos of him and Walz with the New York City skyline in the background.

Walzified! Walzpilled! Great to meet with our future VP, coach Walz here in Chicago!@HumaAbedin @Tim_Walz #DNCConvention#DNCConvention2024 pic.twitter.com/ZtQjUOPOy1

— Alex Soros (@AlexanderSoros) August 23, 2024

Conservatives on social media were quick to denounce the visit, arguing that Walz’s image as a “rural” moderate was undermined by his association with one of the most prominent progressive families in the U.S.

“All you need to know……” Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham posted on X.

All you need to know….. https://t.co/3jatFOixpD

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) September 24, 2024

“If you squint, you can see the strings on the marionette,” former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy wrote on X.
“A post like this does nothing to help Kamala Harris & Tim Walz win — if anything, it hurts them,” journalist Jerry Dunleavy remarked on X. “So why would Soros post something like this? To publicly signal his power & influence within the next would-be presidential administration.””This guy goes around saying he’s a small town Midwestern guy who understands the struggles of the middle class and then goes to hang out at the floating home in the sky of the world’s biggest billionaire nepo baby,” digital strategist Greg Price posted.
“Nothing screams Midwestern folksy like a billionaire penthouse view of Manhattan,” noted Washington Free Beacon reporter Chuck Ross.

This guy goes around saying he's a small town midwestern guy who understands the struggles of the middle class and then goes to hang out at the floating home in the sky of the world's biggest billionaire nepo baby. https://t.co/QTzyoQwPL9

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 24, 2024

“George was better at this than his weird son,” Daily Wire managing editor Brent Scher commented. “Why would you post this?”

This is not the first time Walz has been seen with Alex Soros. In August, photos circulated on social media during the DNC, showing Soros, his new fiancée Huma Abedin, and Walz socializing in Chicago.