Trump calls rightwing billionaires Koch brothers a 'total joke'
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James Davis, a spokesman for the network, didn’t address any of the claims made by Trump in a statement he issued after the tweets. “We support policies that help all people improve their lives,” he said. “We look forward to working with anyone to do so.”
The Koch network has praised the Trump administration’s actions to cut taxes and regulations. More recently, however, it has been sharply critical of his actions on trade issues and immigration.
Keeping the network happy is important to Republicans, especially in election years. It plans to spend about $US400 million on state and federal policy and politics during the two-year cycle that culminates with November’s balloting, a 60 per cent increase over 2015-16. Besides trying to influence electoral politics, the organisation also works on education, criminal justice, workforce and poverty issues.
Among the GOP elected officials who attended the network’s donor event were Governor Rick Scott of Florida, who’s running for US Senate, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin, Senator John Cornyn of Texas, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, and Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, who’s running for US Senate as a full-on backer of Trump.
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