Canada has powerful new allies in the fight against Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs: a pair of ultra-rich Republican financiers now mobilizing against the U.S. president. The billionaire Koch brothers, Charles and David, are worth US$52 billion apiece, according to Forbes. The Koch network is offering an incentive, demanding candidates fight for free trade to win its potentially make-or-break backing. The move marks something of a break for the Koch network, which spent much of last year lending critical outside help to the White House-led drive for business-focused tax cuts. The Koch network is hardly the only business group decrying Trump’s trade moves.

Source: National Post June 05, 2018 22:25 UTC