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Conservative
billionaire power broker Charles Koch said Monday he is not backing
Donald Trump, claiming the presumptive Republican presidential
nominee's principles are "antithetical" to his. In an interview at the
Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colorado, Koch spoke about
Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, saying: "I
see two people that as of this point we're not supporting." [FULL]
“(On
Thursday, a spokesman for the Koch-funded political arm Freedom
Partners sought to clarify their position, indicating it was unlikely
the Kochs would support Clinton. Her
“big-government” policies, the
spokesman said, were out-of-step with their goals. ( Politico)
WHAT"S GOING ON?
During the past five congressional
campaigns
(2006-14) Koch money went to President Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary
Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, Mark Pryor, Chuck Schumer and other members
of Congress. [Source]
The Koch brothers are the Democrats’ public enemy No. 1. But there was
a time not too long ago that billionaires Charles and David Koch were
modest Democratic Party donors.
Though the Kochs have poured untold millions into conservative and
libertarian causes over the years, the political action committee for
their privately held Koch Industries also has given money through the
years to Democratic causes and candidates — including Mark Pryor, Mary
Landrieu and Chuck Schumer — as part of the influence-peddling game
that many corporations and wealthy donors play. [Source]
OpenSecrets.org tallied the top
donors in federal elections between
1989 and 2014. Koch Industries -- privately owned by the Evil Koch Bros
-- is on the list, to be sure, but doesn't appear until the 59th slot,
with $18 million in donations, 90 percent of which went to Republicans.
So who occupies the 58 spots ahead of the Evil Koch Bros?
- Six of the top 10 are ... wait for
it ... unions. They gave more than $278 million, with most of it going
to Democrats.
[Source]
The Koch Bros. were made Boogie Man #1
by DEM
leaders. Harry Reid once mentioned them at least 134 times
on the
senate floor, while at the same time taking big money from
them. Like
every thing else about Big Gummint, it's a all con.
Finally, how galling must it be for them that someone they've likely
been at financial loggerheads with is about to become king? Human
nature. Maybe that's it. Like when your neighbor buys a Lexus'
LFA.
I think they'll come
to their senses.
Because ..
- Trump:
Fundraising so good 'can barely keep up', rejects Koch brothers'
support
- Billionaire
Republican donors urge Kochs to back Trump
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