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There are a bunch of areas we don't cover too much over here, like art, fashion, and weddings. But once in a while we make an exception, like right now. On Saturday, Huma Abedin, who is a Muslim, and Alex Soros, who is Jewish, got married in Water Mill, NY, in an interfaith ceremony. The bride wore a dress. The groom wore a suit. There was a band. It played music. There was a cake. We don't quite have writing about weddings down pat yet, but we are working on it.
The guest list included everyone who is anyone in the Democratic Party orbit. Among others in attendance at the Soros estate in the Hamptons were Bill and Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Anna Wintour, Susie Tompkins Buell, and a bunch of other Democratic and cultural celebrities. Many of the guests arrived by private jet. We are guessing, however, that Lee Greenwood did not perform.
OK, let's get to the point. Alex Soros is the son of Democratic megadonor George Soros, who is worth $7 billion. He is 94. Enter his son, Alex, who has a Ph.D. in history from UC Berkeley. Good choice. He is also chairman of his father's Open Society Foundation, which has $18 billion in the bank. Young Soros also has his own foundation. He says he is more political than his father. He is now married to Huma Abedin, one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides and her deputy chief of staff when Clinton was secretary of state. Abedin was also the vice chair of Clinton's 2016 campaign. Some people have described Abedin as Hillary's other daughter.
Many Democrats were worried sick about the possibility that when Soros père passed from the scene, the money spigot would be turned off and Soros fils would find some other hobby than politics to amuse himself. With this marriage, that seems unlikely. Pillow talk at the Soros-Abedin residence is likely to be about which Democratic candidate needs the most help right now. At the wedding, the collective sigh of relief could be heard as far away as Montauk Point. (V)