Koch officials skeptical of Trump's alleged meeting invite

[DonViejo]

July 30, 2016, 05:44 pm


COLORADO SPRINGS — Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that he turned down a meeting with billionaires Charles and David Koch, but top Koch network officials immediately challenged Trump's claim.

"You'll have to ask the Trump campaign where they get their information from," said Koch network spokesman James Davis, responding to questioning over whether Trump was telling the truth in his tweet. "We remain focused on the Senate," he said.

Following reports that the Koch network rejected outreach from Trump allies — both Trump and the Kochs were in Colorado Springs Friday — the GOP presidential nominee tweeted on Saturday that it was actually he who rejected the meeting.

"I turned down a meeting with Charles and David Koch," Trump said. "Much better for them to meet with the puppets of politics, they will do much better!"

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289886-koch-officials-skeptical-of-trumps-alleged-meeting-invite

[MattP]

1. They are going to run negative ads against her

So he probably net with them

[bluedigger]

2. They are washing their hands of this campaign.

The Kochs are Birchers. No way they are backing Putin's lapdog.

[Thrill]

3. Yeah but they're planning to invest a ton in the Senate races

which we know is most important thing. Repubs can still block progress

[bluedigger]

4. Well, they aren't dummies.

That's where their money will be best spent. We'll just have to counter it in the states where we think Hillary has coat tails. I think it still gives us the strategic advantage, with their money out of the Presidential campaign.

[MineralMan]

5. Trump lies. It is what he does.

He lies, even when there is no reason to lie. It's a pathological thing.

[renie408]

6. The takeaway here is "We remain focused on the Senate"

Which is what we should do, also. We can't forget that Hillary is going to need Congress to get something done.

[vi5]

7. They realize that he doesn't need them.....

I mean his money numbers are in the crapper and he's still running for all intents and purposes, neck and neck with our candidate.

The problem with Trump for everyone involved on the right is that he's proving that if someone just says the right bullshit that they don't need the money or the infrastructure or the GOTV or any of it. They just need a big fucking mouth spouting the right type of hatred.

The problem with Trump for everyone involved on the left is that he's proven that someone can still stand the chance of beating an establishment Democratic candidate with experience, money, infrastructure, and everything else.