“The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade,” Trump wrote on Twitter. Make America Great Again!”The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade. The president’s broadside against the Koch network on Tuesday came in the wake of the recent departure from the White House of legislative affairs director Marc Short, who was a top Koch network official before joining the administration. Chris Wright, Colorado-based energy investor and libertarian Koch donor, said he did not support Trump due to his views on trade. We agree 100 percent” with the network in its criticism of Trump’s trade policies, Wright said.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2018 10:50 UTC