Huma Abedin, Alex Soros engaged

Huma Abedin, a longtime aide of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Alex Soros, the son of progressive billionaire George Soros, are engaged, the couple announced Wednesday in a joint Instagram post.

“[T]his happened…we couldn’t be happier, more grateful, or more in love,” the younger Soros wrote in the post, followed by a heart, heart eyes, and diamond ring emoji.

The post featured a photo of what appears to be Soros on one knee in front of Abedin. 

Alex Soros is the chair of Open Society Foundations, which his father founded and once controlled. The elder Soros has been at the heart of right-wing conspiracy theories for years, facing accusations, including one recently from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), that he has funded groups involved in pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses.

Abedin started her career in Washington as a White House intern in the first lady’s office, later working alongside Clinton in the Senate, State Department and on campaign trail. 

Abedin was formerly married to ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and stayed by his side as he faced numerous scandals, but she filed for divorce from him in the wake of the FBI finding her emails on Weiner’s laptop, resulting in then-FBI Director James Comey reopening an investigation into Clinton’s emails shortly prior to the 2020 presidential election.