""Today they gave a great explanation," California real-estate attorney Tim Busch said, referring to discussion in sessions closed to the press. Une stratégie qui fait bouillonner les partisans de Donald Trump, à l'image de son ancien conseiller Steve Bannon : "Ils devraient se contenter de la fermer et de soutenir le programme [de Trump]", a-t-il déclaré en fin de semaine dernière.En s'attaquant aux deux faiseurs de roi de la politique américaine, Donald Trump se tire-t-il une balle dans le pied? Son attaque frontale contre les frères Koch a beau être risquée, elle s'inscrit totalement dans son combat anti-élite et anti-establishment entrepris depuis 2016. I never sought their support because I don’t need their money or bad ideas. "If they did [contribute to Trump], they would compromise their values and they would never be able to hold any politician accountable," Busch said.Charles Koch, who runs the conservative donor network that has raised three-quarters of a billion dollars from its members, emphasized and clarified his own personal position, including that he would not support Republican candidate Donald Trump.House Speaker Paul Ryan will speak at the closing luncheon Monday.
Kentucky Gov. En 2016 pourtant, les frères Koch n'ont pas soutenu Donald Trump. "That puts us in a position to make progress in spite of the political situation. Ceux qui sont le plus en accord avec les décisions économiques de Donald Trump, en somme. "At this point I can't support either candidate," Koch told the attendees, adding to scattered applause, "but I'm certainly not going to support Hillary. Selon certains observateurs cités par CNN, les frères Koch ne verraient pas d'un mauvais oeil un Congrès plus divisé, qui obligerait les républicains à se resserrer autour de leurs valeurs traditionnelles. "Charles said 'I've been at this for 50 years. "Deason said he also wants Koch to meet with Donald Trump.But not far from any discussion was presidential politics. Soctt Walker, Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Sen. Mike Lee, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and Colorado lawmakers Rep. Mike Coffman and Sen. Cory Gardner all attended.COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Donors at the swanky bi-annual Charles and David Koch retreat over the weekend noshed on top-quality food and sipped on cocktails while networking and listening to senators, governors and business leaders promote limited government and social responsibility.We are focused on the Senate," Holden said. "The good news [is] we've built this network for just such a condition," he added. "But keep in mind just one piece," Koch said, "because if we focus on that [alone] we are going to continue to lose; we're going to continue to deteriorate. "Un milliardaire qui en combat d’autres peut s'attirer un fort soutien populaire. "The Koch network has created a web of policy and political groups with 1,600 employees in 38 states that coordinate to advance their limited government objectives. Dans le Dakota du Nord, un Etat qui a largement voté Trump en 2016, les Koch ne soutiendront pas le républicain Kevin Cramer, opposée à la sénatrice sortante Heidi Heitkamp, considérée jusqu'à là comme une des démocrates les plus en danger. "I am not supporting Donald trump, nor am I supporting Hillary Clinton," Pope said. It's a crisis today and it's going to be a crisis in four years. Matt Bevin, Wisconsin Gov. En janvier, ils ont annoncé que leurs dons devraient atteindre 400 millions de dollars.