Billionaire Republican donor Charles Koch likens Donald Trump's Muslim ban to Adolf Hitler's policie

[Mira]

Influential industrialist says travel restrictions 'wrong approach' for 'free and open societies’







Charles Koch first likened candidate Donald Trump's plan to ban Muslim immigrants to something Adolf Hitler would have done in Nazi Germany.

The billionaire industrialist and his chief lieutenants offered a more delicate response this weekend when asked about President Trump's plan to block immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. They described Trump's plan as “the wrong approach” that violated its dedication to “free and open societies.”

The criticism comes as the Koch network, among the most powerful conservative groups in the nation, works to strike a delicate balance in the early days of the new administration. The Kochs refused to support Trump's candidacy last fall, but they now see a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to influence the White House and the Republican-controlled Congress.


For all of it go here:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-muslim-travel-ban-billionaire-republican-donor-charles-koch-likens-policy-to-adolf-a7552531.html

[nycbos]

1. Broken clocks are right twice a day.

[First Speaker]

2. Koch is a bastard, but he has principles...

...and some of them are good ones. I've always felt that Libertarianism-with-a-capital-L is just another power-fucking ideology, and Libertarians are useful idiots for plutocracy. But libertarianism-with-a-small-l is, should be, what America is about. Koch might become an ally in the Trump era, the same way Stalin was in the Hitler era...

[NewJeffCT]

7. even though they didn't back Trump

they did spend a ton of money on House and Senate races and that' helped Toomey win in PA and probably several House candidates as well. It probably contributed to Feingold losing as well.

[Else You Are Mad]

3. The Kochs don't care...

They are just worried that if Trump continues to do what he is doing, that there will be a progressive liberal uprising and all the Koch brothers funded Republicans will be votes out.

And, I am glad for that.

[flamingdem]

6. Thanks for the reminder that they are cynics and greed monsters

so anything they say is about increasing their own power and wealth.

They like to do a few things to make themselves look better but they are scum.

[fleur-de-lisa]

13. Yep. eom

[2naSalit]

16. He's in

CYA mode at the moment. I noticed the timing when they said they wouldn't back the dumpster fire but they also shut up. I think that's when they found out what we now know, that Putin had the election plan to throw it to cheato... now, they are only interested in staying under the radar as they quickly get everything they wanted in ownership of the country.

Makes me wonder which stocks took a dive today.

[dalton99a]

4. FYI Koch is raising $400M for 2018 midterms to help Republicans

[Else You Are Mad]

8. See my post above.

This is because they know that the GOP is in big trouble in 2018 thanks to Trump. The Kochs have a vast political intelligence network that rivals either political party and they must have some indication that there is something happening among the Republican base. And, they are worried as hell about that.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

5. "Koch might become an ally in the Trump era"

If he takes over the Democratic Party, we're in trouble.

[Initech]

9. Wow, when even he compares it to Nazi Germany...

[Greybnk48]

10. So, the Koch's are no longer associated with the John Birch Society?

A group of racist white nationalists that their father co-founded? That's news to me.

[Peacetrain]

11. All I can say is

Even you can be right some times..

[hedda_foil]

12. This part of the piece shows why the Twittler will be impeached in favor of Koch puppet Pence..

“Many former network staffers that are in the White House now remain good friends of ours. So we're in constant contact with them,” said Koch spokesman James Davis. “Conversations have been open and continue to be.”

There is perhaps no bigger Koch ally than Vice President Mike Pence, whose staff and ideology has been in close alignment with the Kochs for years.

Charles Koch spoke directly with the vice president on the phone days before his inauguration as Pence considered hiring a Koch communications staffer, Stephen Ford, to serve as his chief speechwriter. Ford was soon hired, along with former Koch chief Marc Short, who now serves as the White House legislative director.

“The reason we're optimistic... is really Mike Pence,” said Doug Deason, a prominent Trump supporter and major Koch donor. “If you think Cheney had power in Bush White House, just watch and see what happens with Mike Pence.”

[Bradical79]

14. Blah blah blah

You feel that strongly about it, do something. This is largely your fault, Koch. This is what happens when you fund years of right wing political activity.

[Schema Thing]

15. He sees the economy crashing before is eyes.

[JHB]

17. Chuckie's mad someone is drag racing on the road he built

He'd never be where he is without you, Charles.