George Soros unveils $1bn university plan, takes aim at Trump and Xi January 23, 2020 at 05:03PM

Philanthropist George Soros on Thursday pledged one billion dollars for a new university network project to battle the erosion of civil society. Speaking in Davos, Soros said humanity was at a turning point and the coming years would determine the fate of rulers like President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping as well as the world itself.