Liberals and David Koch Agree: Trump's Presidential Bid Is a Stunt

[Playinghardball]

Source: Mother Jones
By Andy Kroll

Believe it or not, David Koch, the billionaire donor to right-wing think tanks and political advocacy groups, and liberals have something in common: They both see Donald Trump's presidential bid as a PR stunt by a man who's not suited to run the country.

Koch, dubbed by some as the "tea party's wallet," had some less-than-flattering words for Trump in an interview with New York Daily News earlier this week. Koch described Trump's political positions over the past decade as "highly variable and unusual," adding, "He's a wonderful guy, but I don't think he should run for office." Koch went on to say, "At some point, I think he's going to drop out of the race when he realizes that he's really not qualified to be president." Ouch.

Koch also dealt a blow to 2012 frontrunner Mitt Romney, who counted Koch as a supporter in the 2008 race. At this point in the 2012 race, Koch told the Daily News he hasn't settled on a candidate yet, despite the fact that Koch hosted a major shindig for Romney last summer in the Hamptons and multiple Romney staffers insisting that Koch remains a Mitt supporter.

More at: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/05/david-koch-romney-trump-2012

[ananda]

1. I really HATE the idea of over rich, arrogant, rightwing "kingmakers."

nt

[rurallib]

2. Maybe Trump told Koch he wasn't for sale.

:P

[Raschel]

3. What about his hair?