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Tea Party founder Charles Koch condemns Donald Trump's 'authoritarian' travel ban [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | January 30, 2017 | Darren Boyle

Posted on 01/30/2017 6:48:54 AM PST by C19fan

Tea Party founder and conservative billionaire Charles Koch has attacked Donald Trump's controversial travel ban, branding it as 'authoritarian'. Koch said he will oppose the billionaire president if and when he deviates from a commitment to 'free and open societies'. Commenting on the travel ban controversy, he said: '[The] travel ban is the wrong approach and will likely be counterproductive.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: immigration; koch; libertarian; trumpamericawin; trumpwinsagain
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1 posted on 01/30/2017 6:48:54 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

TEA Party founder?


2 posted on 01/30/2017 6:50:02 AM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: C19fan

The Kochs are as dangerous to us as George $oreA$$ and the other elite open border thugs.


3 posted on 01/30/2017 6:50:17 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Obama's greatest legacy to America/Americans was the election of President Trump!)
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To: C19fan

Now he’s the tea party founder. Who knew.


4 posted on 01/30/2017 6:50:17 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: facedown

Exactly. What BS.


5 posted on 01/30/2017 6:50:25 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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if and when he deviates from a commitment to 'free and open societies'

WTF? Is Koch now a Soros wannabe?

6 posted on 01/30/2017 6:50:47 AM PST by C210N
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It is “authoritarian”. It’s within the authority of the POTUS!


7 posted on 01/30/2017 6:50:48 AM PST by Don Corleone (.leave the gun, take the canolis, take it to the mattress.)
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To: facedown

exactly... there is no founder of the tea party... i have been a member since 1980 when i started working and paying taxes that were too damn high.


8 posted on 01/30/2017 6:51:13 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: Robert DeLong

LOL!! I think they meant Tea Party Glommer...along with their fave huckster, Beck.


9 posted on 01/30/2017 6:51:31 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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“Tea Party founder ...”

WTF


10 posted on 01/30/2017 6:54:20 AM PST by JPJones (George Washington's Tariffs were Patriotic. Build a Wall and Build a Wall of tariffs.)
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Koch was not Tea Party. Do any of these phony journalists tell the truth or are they just ignorant?


11 posted on 01/30/2017 6:54:32 AM PST by dforest
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Did he criticize 0bama’s orders to restrict entry before?


12 posted on 01/30/2017 6:54:33 AM PST by grumpygresh (When will Soros be brought to justice? Crush the vermin, crush the Left.)
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To: Jane Long

Koch is a Tea Party Founder as Is Obama a Christian.


13 posted on 01/30/2017 6:54:55 AM PST by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)
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Why didn’t Charlie “condemn” Obama’s “authoritarian” travel ban? Lying ass hypocrite.


14 posted on 01/30/2017 6:55:40 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (As long as tyranny exists, the Constitution and Bill of Right will never be "outdated" or "obsolete")
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To: Jane Long

That certainly sounds more like it. 8>)


15 posted on 01/30/2017 6:56:03 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: facedown

You beat me to it. Where the hell did they get the idea that Charles Koch founded the Tea Party?


16 posted on 01/30/2017 6:56:09 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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Now he’s the tea party founder. Who knew.

Fake news

17 posted on 01/30/2017 6:56:10 AM PST by stayathomemom ( Read Shadow Men, The Progressive Virus, and The Marxist Playbook by Dr. Anthony Napoleon)
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To: facedown

Free and open societies are destroyed from within. Only the elitists flourish.


18 posted on 01/30/2017 6:56:16 AM PST by amihow
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To: facedown

Free and open societies are destroyed from within. Only the elitists flourish.


19 posted on 01/30/2017 6:56:18 AM PST by amihow
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To: facedown

Free and open societies are destroyed from within. Only the elitists flourish.


20 posted on 01/30/2017 6:56:20 AM PST by amihow
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