MarketWatch: “‘We are in a crisis, the worst crisis in my lifetime since the Second World War. I would describe it as a revolutionary moment when the range of possibilities is much greater than in normal times. What is inconceivable in normal times becomes not only possible but actually happens. People are disoriented and scared. They do things that are bad for them and for the world.’ That’s how the billionaire financier, a longtime bogeyman for the right, [George Soros] kicked off his wide-ranging birthday interview, posted on Wednesday, with Italy’s La Repubblica. Soros is confident the U.S. is better positioned to weather the pandemic than Europe, even though he took issue with the man calling the shots in the White House. ‘Even in the United States, a confidence trickster like Trump can be elected president and undermine democracy from within,’ he said. ‘But in the U.S. you have a great tradition of checks and balances and established rules. And above all you have the Constitution. So I am confident that Trump will turn out to be a transitory phenomenon, hopefully ending in November.'”
“Until then, however, Soros warned that Trump ‘remains very dangerous,’ because ‘he’s fighting for his life and he will do anything to stay in power.’ He added that Trump will be held accountable for his violations of the Constitution if he loses the presidency.