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Charles Koch: Trump plan for Muslims ‘reminiscent of Nazi Germany’
Source: The Guardian
Charles Koch: Trump plan for Muslims ‘reminiscent of Nazi Germany’
Tom McCarthy
Sunday 24 April 2016 16.56 BST
Republican superdonor Charles Koch shared scathing views on Sunday of the top two candidates in the party’s presidential nominating race, saying Donald Trump and Ted Cruz had presented policy proposals that were “reminiscent of Nazi Germany”, “monstrous” and “frightening”.
In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Koch, the libertarian billionaire head – with his brother, David – of vast energy and manufacturing interests, was asked about a Trump proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the US. Koch replied that a corollary Trump suggestion, to create databases of Muslims, was worse.
“What was worse was this: ‘We’ll have them all register.’ That’s reminiscent of Nazi Germany,” said Koch. “I mean, that’s monstrous.”
Koch held a slightly less dim view of a Cruz promise to carpet-bomb areas of the Middle East under Isis control. “Well, that’s gotta be hyperbole but, I mean, that a candidate, whether they believe it or not, would think that appeals to the American people?” Koch said. “This is frightening.”
The Koch brothers have spent untold millions over decades of efforts to reshape municipal and state governments, elect Republicans to congress, enact voter ID laws, combat gun control and discourage government regulation of all kinds. Early in the 2016 election cycle, David Koch predicted that Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin, would be the Republican nominee. The brothers backed Walker’s campaign, which did not survive 2015.
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Tom McCarthy
Sunday 24 April 2016 16.56 BST
Republican superdonor Charles Koch shared scathing views on Sunday of the top two candidates in the party’s presidential nominating race, saying Donald Trump and Ted Cruz had presented policy proposals that were “reminiscent of Nazi Germany”, “monstrous” and “frightening”.
In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Koch, the libertarian billionaire head – with his brother, David – of vast energy and manufacturing interests, was asked about a Trump proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the US. Koch replied that a corollary Trump suggestion, to create databases of Muslims, was worse.
“What was worse was this: ‘We’ll have them all register.’ That’s reminiscent of Nazi Germany,” said Koch. “I mean, that’s monstrous.”
Koch held a slightly less dim view of a Cruz promise to carpet-bomb areas of the Middle East under Isis control. “Well, that’s gotta be hyperbole but, I mean, that a candidate, whether they believe it or not, would think that appeals to the American people?” Koch said. “This is frightening.”
The Koch brothers have spent untold millions over decades of efforts to reshape municipal and state governments, elect Republicans to congress, enact voter ID laws, combat gun control and discourage government regulation of all kinds. Early in the 2016 election cycle, David Koch predicted that Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin, would be the Republican nominee. The brothers backed Walker’s campaign, which did not survive 2015.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/24/charles-koch-trump-nazi-germany-support-hillary-clinton
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