by Joseph Weber
The political network backed by conservative billionaire Charles Koch has collected over $70 million for upcoming political races including backing a challenger to former President Trump’s 2024 GOP presidential primary bid.
The money was raised by Americans for Prosperity Action, the Koch (pictured above, left) network super PAC, and first reported by The New York Times.
Most of the money came from two organizations affiliated with Koch: $25 million from his Kansas-based industrial conglomerate Koch Industries, and another $25 million from Stand Together, a nonprofit he founded, a spokesman for the super PAC confirmed to CNN.
The group has also launching new digital spots opposing Trump’s bid.
“Instead of making (President Joe) Biden answer for his reckless progressive agenda, Trump makes the debate about indictments, personal grievances and the election he lost,” a narrator says in one 30-second spot.
In response to the effort, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told CNN: “President Trump continues to fight against the swampy D.C. insiders who would love nothing more than to have an establishment puppet they can control in the White House.”
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Joseph Weber comes to JusttheNews after covering national politics for Fox News since 2011.
Photo “Charles Koch” by Gavin Peters. CC BY-SA 3.0. Photo “Donald Trump” by Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0. Background Photo “Election Day” by Phil Roeder. CC BY 2.0.
