Trump Doesn’t Need Koch Brothers Help

Koch-brothersThe Koch brothers are more than distancing themselves from the Donald Trump movement. They have made it clear that he will not have access to the powerful tools in their political arsenal. The surprising position of the Koch brothers was reported in Politico today and the Trump campaign has already answered back; “We don’t need them.”

In the Politico report, the Koch Brothers are not allowing billionaire Donald Trump access to their sophisticated data and analytic services. In addition Donald will be excluded from their annual grassroots summit next month in Columbus, Ohio. Ironically, that event is managed by Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and prosperity for America is what Trump advocates in many of his speeches. Also ironic is that several former AFP employees now work for the Trump campaign.

According to the report, the Koch brothers plan to bar Trump from attending the annual summer soiree of

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What Mark Cuban Said About Donald Trump

Mark-Cuban-likes-donald-trumpEdited from an original post by Chris Cillizza,
Writer of “The Fix”, a political blog (Washington Post)

Politicians aren’t the only ones that change their minds. Mark Cuban initially was behind Donald Trump but has since changed his tune. Some say that he’s jealous that Trump actually did become the nominee.  But this postexplains what Mark Cuban said when Trump first announced.

D.C.Noted Maverick Mark Cuban is a fan of Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy. And, writing on something called Cyber Dust, Cuban succinctly and effectively explained the Trumpian appeal. Here it is:

“I don’t care what his actual positions are. I don’t care if he says the wrong thing. He says what’s on his mind. He gives honest answers rather than prepared answers. This is more important than anything any candidate has done in years.”

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