Trump goes on offense against Koch network as it spends against former president – By Brian Schwartz (CNBC) / Aug 7, 2023
- Armed with over $70 million, the super PAC Americans for Prosperity Action is running ads against former President Donald Trump.
- Trump and his allies are shifting to offense against the network financed by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch.
- But nothing so far came close to Trump’s post on the afternoon of Aug. 4.
As former President Donald Trump battles prosecutors in three states and a half dozen Republican primary candidates, he and his allies are waging another war, this one against the political network financed largely by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch.
Armed with over $70 million, much of it from Charles Koch chaired- Koch Industries, the super PAC Americans for Prosperity Action is running digital ads and other forms of voter outreach against Trump in the 2024 election.
For Trump and Koch, it represents the latest chapter in the on again, off again relationship between the two parties. Koch, who is personally worth around $60 billion, traditionally backs Republican candidates. But not this Republican.
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