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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 04:03 PM Jul 2018

A disillusioned Charles Koch slips on his "I really don't care, do U" jacket prior to midterms

Charles Koch says he has ‘regret’ about backing some GOPers: ‘I don’t care’ if Democrats take back the House



https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/charles-koch-says-regret-backing-gopers-dont-care-democrats-take-back-house/

On Saturday, a spokesperson for Koch and his brother David, expressed anger at President Donald Trump’s trade war and the divisiveness he has brought to the country, saying it is bad for business.

“The divisiveness of this White House is causing long-term damage,” explained Koch exec Brian Hooks told reporters. “When in order to win on an issue someone else has to lose, it makes it very difficult to unite people and solve the problems in this country. You see that on trade: In order to get to a good place on trade, convince the American people that trade is bad.”

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According to Tarini Parti from Buzzfeed News, she asked Koch about the protectionist policies adopted by the Trump administration and whether he regretted backing lawmakers who support them. Koch admitted that in the future he would be “much stricter” about who he donated to and that he planned to hold anyone he backed “accountable.”

Asked if he would support Democrats, Koch replied, “I don’t care what initials are in front of or after somebody’s name,” and that a Democratic majority House was something he could live with.

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A disillusioned Charles Koch slips on his "I really don't care, do U" jacket prior to midterms (Original Post) Miles Archer Jul 2018 OP
How much in taxes you're paying becomes an afterthought if you can't sell anything. Ace Rothstein Jul 2018 #1
WOMP WOMP! BigmanPigman Jul 2018 #2
You sold your 2naSalit Jul 2018 #3
Yeah, we all regret that too asshole Downtown Hound Jul 2018 #4
Is the billionaire upset the other billionaire is beating him at his own game? LakeArenal Jul 2018 #5
Then why are this fuck and his shithead brother still donating kysrsoze Jul 2018 #6
The Kochs are globalist free traders and Trump is very bad comradebillyboy Jul 2018 #7
At least they didn't sell out their country to Putin mainer Jul 2018 #8
He can go fuck himself along with his immoral Greybnk48 Jul 2018 #9
He looks a lot closer to death than I do. Iggo Jul 2018 #10
"If only we had known beforehand how Trump would act as POTUS" Saboburns Jul 2018 #11

Ace Rothstein

(3,160 posts)
1. How much in taxes you're paying becomes an afterthought if you can't sell anything.
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 04:07 PM
Jul 2018

May the trade wars hurt the Koch Bros more than anyone.

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)
5. Is the billionaire upset the other billionaire is beating him at his own game?
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 04:46 PM
Jul 2018

He started this game of American Takeover.
Now wants to buy Democrats so he can “hold them accountable”. Which in Koch speak means own.

kysrsoze

(6,019 posts)
6. Then why are this fuck and his shithead brother still donating
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 05:36 PM
Jul 2018

gobs of money to the Republican Nazi Party?

comradebillyboy

(10,143 posts)
7. The Kochs are globalist free traders and Trump is very bad
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 06:02 PM
Jul 2018

for business. They are also very pro immigration. BTW , I consider myself a pro immigration, globalist free trader but otherwise oppose the Koch agenda.

Iggo

(47,549 posts)
10. He looks a lot closer to death than I do.
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 08:02 PM
Jul 2018

And I wouldn't trade places with him for all the money in the world.

Saboburns

(2,807 posts)
11. "If only we had known beforehand how Trump would act as POTUS"
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 08:30 PM
Jul 2018

Sigh. Gasp. Sputter.

/clutches pearls, shakes head, eyes fainting couch/


"If only we had known..."


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