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Koch Network Vows to Oppose Trump in Republican Presidential Primary: ‘We’ve Got to Turn the Page’
Breitbart ^ | 5 Feb 2023 | JOHN BINDER

Posted on 02/05/2023 4:34:24 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

The billionaire Koch brothers’ network of donor-class organizations is vowing to oppose former President Donald Trump as he looks to secure the Republican nomination in the 2024 primary race.

A memo from Americans for Prosperity CEO Emily Seidel details the network’s plan to publicly oppose Trump’s candidacy in the GOP presidential primary — a move that comes as no surprise as the Kochs and former president have long been at odds on policy.

“The Republican Party is nominating bad candidates who are advocating for things that go against core American principles. And the American people are rejecting them,” the memo states:

When you understand the landscape this way, it’s clear: Our country must move past the current political situation – we’ve got to turn the page on the past several years. [Emphasis added]

Lots of people are frustrated. But very few people are in a position to do something about it. AFP is. Now is the time to rise to the occasion.


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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: charleskoch; cokebrothers; davidkoch; karendoesntwork; karenworksforbiden; koch; kochbrothers; liberaltarians; libertarians; pdjt; rfkjr; rinonetwork; robertfkennedyjr; searchworks; shuttingupworks; soros; soroskoch; sorospartner; tds; trump
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No one expected them to. Much more curious about the Mercers.


41 posted on 02/05/2023 5:34:26 PM PST by bigbob
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Go away Koch Bros. We are tired of you and the WEF: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/05/d


42 posted on 02/05/2023 5:35:48 PM PST by silent majority rising
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’m not really sure what they want in many cases.

https://americansforprosperity.org/afp-issues/


43 posted on 02/05/2023 5:38:16 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Pelham

“libertarian”

Jacking up school taxes so the Kochs can have cheaper labor for a few years isn’t a good idea for most of us.


44 posted on 02/05/2023 5:40:47 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Koch has lots of money; can’t deny that.

I’ve read Charles Koch’s book on business; he doesn’t come across to me as very smart.

He was an early advocate for destroying traditional marriage; is a big proponent of illegal immigration. He ran for vice president as a libertarian and thought his team - I guess - were serious contenders.

He and his billionaire buddies pour tons of money into politics, but I never hear of their accomplishments (unless you consider homo****** “marriage” an accomplishment.)

I hope he does not suddenly become effective in implementing his agenda.


45 posted on 02/05/2023 5:40:59 PM PST by jeffersondem
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To: Brian Griffin
I’m not really sure what they want in many cases.

That would be because they don't want you to know.

46 posted on 02/05/2023 5:44:34 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
This means I will have to double down on President Trump. The enemies of President Trump are my enemies.

47 posted on 02/05/2023 5:48:27 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
“The Republican Party is nominating bad candidates who are advocating for things that go against core American principles.

What are these "things that go against core American principles" and which Republicans advocated for them?
48 posted on 02/05/2023 6:02:41 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: stylin19a

David was actually a pretty good guy. Did you know... “David (left), who is 19 minutes older, was the captain. He averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds per game over his college career and graduated as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s all-time top scorer; his 41 points in one game was a program record for 46 years. “I played basketball when you could be white and good,” he once said. By contrast, William rode the bench...” https://newrepublic.com/article/114135/david-and-william-koch-mit-basketball-players


49 posted on 02/05/2023 6:10:37 PM PST by WellyP (question!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Kock is a Xiden buttboy. His conservative Republican days are long gone.


50 posted on 02/05/2023 6:10:52 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Remember what FJB Brandon said, "...more than half of the women in my administration are women.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Koch, Barr, Durham and Cheney need to start their own “Down and Out Losers Party”.


51 posted on 02/05/2023 6:22:54 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Remember what FJB Brandon said, "...more than half of the women in my administration are women.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Koch..... open borders RINOs.

Screw ‘em!


52 posted on 02/05/2023 6:25:07 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Disband and Defund the putrid FBI. America does not need an out of control Gestapo)
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To: Pelham

Libertarians are as screwy as leftists. Both are fanatically committed to abstractions. Libertarian abstractions are preferable to leftist abstractions, but they both insist on applying their abstractions with no concern for the real world results.


53 posted on 02/05/2023 6:25:19 PM PST by lasereye ( )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The only direction we need to turn the page is BACK to moral government, not criminal tyranny. We CAN NOT move forward until we end the ugly direction we are headed in.


54 posted on 02/05/2023 6:30:51 PM PST by Louis Foxwell (We are not fit to live free but must be enslaved to control the chaos of our unfettered appetites.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Same thing they have done for the last 3 elections. Run Romney again you losers.


55 posted on 02/05/2023 6:32:22 PM PST by bray (Order at TheRepublicofTexas.store)
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To: skeeter

The Kochs have had the market cornered with Biden in Office. They don’t want Trump because the Kochs will have competition and profits will disappear. The Kochs have pumped millions into Biden, Obozo and the Dems reelection bids.


56 posted on 02/05/2023 6:45:10 PM PST by chopperk ( )
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To: WellyP

hey...thanx for that...I never did a deep dive on them.


57 posted on 02/05/2023 6:58:55 PM PST by stylin19a (man asked me for a small donation towards the local swimming pool. I gave him a glass of water )
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To: joshua c

These people are getting so dangerous that I fear Trump is in danger of being assassinated.


58 posted on 02/05/2023 7:06:10 PM PST by Vaden (Russia: epicenter of globohomo)
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To: joshua c
That is the core difference between Trump and the Kochs and their libertarian and billionaire pals. Those with wealth and property commonly want labor to be cheap low for themselves. Trump is an exception in that he wants the country's borders protected and wages high enough to sustain a thriving middle class and opportunity for the poor to advance.
59 posted on 02/05/2023 8:37:40 PM PST by Rockingham
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To: jarwulf

Oh yeah Desantis would get all the GOP establishment backing he could want and thereby confirming what we already instinctively knew about him.


60 posted on 02/05/2023 9:21:32 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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