President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that there might be truth to an unfounded conspiracy theory that philanthropist and Democratic megadonor George Soros is funding a caravan of Central American migrants, telling reporters that he “wouldn’t be surprised” if that is the case.
As he left the White House, Trump was asked whether he thinks somebody is funding the migrant caravan that is slowly making its way through Mexico toward the U.S. border.
"I wouldn't be surprised, yeah. I wouldn't be surprised," Trump responded.
Asked whether the funder could be Soros, Trump said: "I don't know who, but I wouldn't be surprised.