Before Elections, Dutch Fear Russian Meddling, but Also U.S. Cash
By DANNY HAKIM and CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZEMARCH 7, 2017
Geert Wilders at a campaign stop in Spijkenisse, the Netherlands, last month. The far-right Dutch lawmaker has drawn support from some American conservatives. Credit Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times
AMSTERDAM — The parochial world of Dutch elections is not often seen as a hotbed of foreign intrigue. But in recent months, an unexpected worry has emerged: the influence of American money.
The country’s fast-rising far-right leader, Geert Wilders, is getting help from American conservatives attracted to his anti-European Union and anti-Islam views. David Horowitz, an American right-wing activist, has contributed roughly $150,000 to Mr. Wilders’s Party for Freedom over two years — of which nearly $120,000 came in 2015, making it the largest individual contribution in the Dutch political system that year, according to recently released records.
By American standards, the amount is a pittance. But to some Dutch, who are already fearful of possible Russian meddling in the election, the American involvement is an assault on national sovereignty.
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Horowitz, that's front-page mag I think, that's fine with me. The left has their funding, Soros is probably donating money to Wilders' oppostion.
