Sinclair Broadcasting: Koch network brushes off Trump’s latest Twitter attack as GOP rift grows

WASHINGTON (Circa) — President Donald Trump’s feud with prominent Republican donor Charles Koch continued Thursday, with Trump defending his trade policies and seemingly suggesting Koch’s network does not spend as much as it says it does to support GOP candidates, but experts say Koch remains a powerful political force even as Trump transforms the party. …

“Democracy is not supposed to be the sport of kings and billionaires,” said Stephen Spaulding, chief of strategy and external affairs for Common Cause. “Notwithstanding the Koch-Trump feud, the Koch network continues to exert enormous influence over public policy and the Republican Party at the federal and state levels.”