Claims of hidden business ties between George Soros and Trump's inner circle paint Western politics as theater, which is bad news for anyone who takes the public feuds at face value.

• Soros Fund Management gave financing to Cadre, a real estate startup, and took an ownership stake in it.
• That makes Soros a business partner of Jared Kushner and Peter Thiel, both close to Trump.
• Trump publicly attacks Soros as an enemy while his son-in-law is in business with him.
• Soros is also tied to funding plans for a rebuilt Ukraine, which some Israeli officials have described as a possible "new Israel."

Outlook: Expect more scrutiny of overlapping financial ties between political rivals as Ukraine reconstruction money starts to flow.