Charles Koch is 'disappointed' in 2016 Republicans – but will still give $900m
US businessman Charles Koch spoke candidly about his role as a power broker for Republicans and his disappointment with the candidates for the 2016 election in a rare interview published on Friday.
Speaking to the Financial Times at the headquarters of Koch Industries, the second-largest privately held company by revenue in the US, Koch – who has been vilified by both Democrats and the press – explained why he agreed to the interview.
“We’re being attacked every day by blogs, other newspapers, media, people in government, and they were totally perverting what we do and why we do it. We have had other people answering it,” Koch said. “But I’m the evil guy, so I need to come out and show who I am, like it or not.”
The businessman and philanthropist claimed he was a “classical liberal” and said he considered William Gladstone, the 19th century British politician who was against Corn Law trade tariffs and political patronage, as a political hero.
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http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/08/charles-koch-disappointed-republican-candidates-us-election-2016
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