Charles Koch

Charles Koch

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Charles Koch is an American businessman and philanthropist, best known as the co-owner of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately-owned companies in the United States. He is a prominent figure in the libertarian movement and has been involved in significant political donations aimed at promoting free-market policies and limiting government regulations. His extensive funding of various conservative and right-wing causes has made him a controversial figure, particularly in discussions surrounding climate change and environmental policies.

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Charles Koch has spent vast amounts supporting political candidates and judges that promote his extreme libertarian ideas.

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Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-06-04
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Charles Koch, the billionaire industrialist and conservative megadonor, made a rare public appearance Thursday evening and called for libertarians to embrace their principles.

Charles Koch Says Many in the Country Are ‘Abandoning’ Its Principles
The New York Times·United StatesUnited States· 2025-05-02
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Charles Koch is a conservative donor linked to the Pacific Legal Foundation, which is challenging Trump's tariffs.

Tarifas de Trump provocam onda de processos judiciais de empresas e Estados americanos
O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·LiechtensteinLiechtenstein· 2025-04-29
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Charles Koch is among the funders of the libertarian New Civil Liberties Alliance.

California joins groups suing White House over use of emergency measures to implement tariffs
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2025-04-16
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Charles Koch is involved in a lawsuit against Trump's import tariffs on China.

Der Widerstand gegen Trumps Zölle bleibt halbherzig
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-04-09
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Businessman Charles Koch has filed a lawsuit against the 'illegal' tariffs.

Trump presses ahead with global trade war despite calls to reconsider | Trump tariffs
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-08
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A rightwing libertarian group that has been funded by the conservative businessmen Leonard Leo and Charles Koch filed a lawsuit against the 'illegal' tariffs.

Musk reportedly made several pushes for Trump to back off global tariffs surge | Trump tariffs
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-08
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Charles Koch is a billionaire industrialist backing the legal challenge against Trump’s tariffs.

Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs | Trump tariffs
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-07
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Charles Koch funds the conservative think tank Defense Priorities where Daniel Davis works.

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ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·IsraelIsrael· 2025-03-13
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The thinktank has extensive ties to the far-right network formed by the fossil fuel billionaire Charles Koch and his late brother David.

Musk’s ‘efficiency’ agency site adds data from controversial rightwing thinktank | Trump administration
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-12
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