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Exclusive: Billionaire Republican donors urge Kochs to back Trump
Reuters ^ | 7/28/2016 | Michelle Conlin

Posted on 07/28/2016 3:21:04 PM PDT by orchestra

A group of at least six wealthy Republican donors is urging the billionaire Koch brothers to step off the sidelines of the U.S. presidential election to back Donald Trump, arguing they will want influence with the New York businessman they have harshly criticized if he wins the White House in November.

The financiers, prominent members of the sprawling 700-member Koch donor network, have been making their case in emails and phone calls to Charles and David Koch ahead of their bi-annual donor seminar, which begins Saturday in Colorado, according to four donors involved in the loosely-coordinated effort and advisors representing two others.

An endorsement from the Kochs would be a radical departure: the industrialist brothers have railed against Trump's "monstrous" rhetoric and protectionist policies on immigration and trade. They have said they will not get involved in the presidential election and will instead focus on Senate races.

All the while, Trump has blasted the donor class and vowed not to become a "puppet" of outside interests as he tries to win the Nov. 8 election.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: billionaires; donors; koch; trump

1 posted on 07/28/2016 3:21:04 PM PDT by orchestra
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To: orchestra

they will want influence with the New York businessman ******************************************

Sorry but Mr. Trump is NOT FOR SALE...and he told Alderson that when he wanted to ‘donate’ 300 million to have Trump pick Newt as his V.P.....

Trump is not ‘handled’ he is not ‘bought’ and he is not ‘sold to the highest bidder’ and he doesn’t care if he has to spend his own money, he will before he will be like ‘other politicians’....there are plenty of others they can ‘buy’!!!


2 posted on 07/28/2016 3:33:06 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence 100%)
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To: HarleyLady27

I’d still rather have these guys with us than against us.

This is a binary choice, Hillary or The Donald, and I’ll take votes and support from wherever it comes to defeat the corrupt bitch. Heck, Trump is actively courting Bernie’s nutso Socialist freak voters...because each of their votes counts just as much as his own.

Let’s let the Dems be fratricidal, we’ve had quite enough on our side. The country is literally at stake, let’s concentrate on defeating the enemy and worry about the rest later.


3 posted on 07/28/2016 3:54:58 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: orchestra

NOOOOOO....Please back Hillary instead. The Kochs are despicable bastards.


4 posted on 07/28/2016 3:55:02 PM PDT by montag813
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To: orchestra

If they haven’t gotten on board yet, there are no seats left for these types.


5 posted on 07/28/2016 3:55:48 PM PDT by mancini
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