Trump makes nice with Koch brothers at Mar-a-Lago

[DonViejo]

The president has clashed with the mega-donor family, but on Saturday night, he met with two of its members.

By KENNETH P. VOGEL and JOSH DAWSEY 04/09/17 11:51 PM EDT

President Donald Trump on Saturday night had a friendly chat at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach with twin mega-donor brothers David and Bill Koch, whose family had clashed with Trump during the campaign.

Three people familiar with the interaction said it occurred when Trump stopped by as the billionaire brothers were eating dinner with conservative media entrepreneur Chris Ruddy, a friend of the president who is a member of Mar-a-Lago and is known to hold court with his guests at the membership-only club. The sources describe the chat as agreeable, but did not disclose the subject of the conversation.

While Bill Koch supported Trump during the general election, David Koch and his older brother Charles Koch sidelined their massive political machine during the presidential campaign in protest of Trump.

The Koch network has already fired shots across the bow of the Trump administration, and any rapprochement between Trump and David and Charles Koch could be significant in portending a less adversarial relationship between their network and the administration.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/donald-trump-david-bill-koch-brothers-237059

[ChicagoRonin]

1. "less adversarial relationship"

. . . would be an alliance in Hell for the rest of us

[riversedge]

2. It is wrong that taxpayers pay for these trips. Just WRONG!

[dalton99a]

3. Peace offerings: Bigger tax cuts for the rich.

[bronxiteforever]

4. Billionaire swells who run this show.

Getting ready to teach Americans that it is only through austerity that they will appreciate their true lords and masters.

[Dustlawyer]

5. So if you know a wealthy member of Mar-a-Lago

You get to bend the President's ear. I am sure the Koch suckered love what Trump has done with the EPA.

[Sunlei]

6. RW extremists start to draw trump & the new SC Justice, (SCJ-bring the wife) into the social circle.

trump family a little bit 'in', never let trump feel slighted.

The SC Justice & the wife-soon always invited to every Resort kochFun , no press allowed, RW meet-up vacation.

[Tanuki]

7. Jared's sending a message to Bannon's patron, the Mercers:

See? We don't need you anymore. Now that we have power, we have plenty of rich friends. The Kochs can bankroll our next campaign.