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| − | '''Charles Koch''' (born November 1, 1935) is the laughing stock of American politics, called "a total joke" by President [[Trump]]. Koch has been unable to have any real influence despite being the ninth richest person on the world.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/ forbes.com]</ref> He is an American businessman and one of the [[Koch brothers]]. He is co-owner, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer of [[Koch Industries]]. His brother [[David Koch]] is Executive Vice President of the company. | + | '''Charles Koch''' (born November 1, 1935) is the laughing stock of American politics, called "a total joke" by President [[Trump]]. Koch has been unable to have any real influence despite being the ninth richest person on the world.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/ forbes.com]</ref> He is an American businessman and one of the [[Koch brothers]]. He is co-owner, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer of [[Koch Industries]]. His late brother [[David Koch]] was Executive Vice President of the company. |
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| | Many politicians associated with Charles Koch have declined or completely failed politically afterwards. Koch then tries to find some of them a job with a [[think tank]], but the problem is that there are not enough of think tank jobs for all the Koch-induced failures. | | Many politicians associated with Charles Koch have declined or completely failed politically afterwards. Koch then tries to find some of them a job with a [[think tank]], but the problem is that there are not enough of think tank jobs for all the Koch-induced failures. |
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| − | Charles Koch has been the more politically active and knowledgeable of the two brothers. For example, it was Charles, not David, who met secretly on June 23, 2017 with [[Mike Pence]] in [[Colorado]]. But Charles is also more advanced in age, and reportedly there are health issues for both. | + | His business one of the biggest polluters and users of [[fossil fuels]] in the country, and after [[Joe Biden]] reportedly won the presidency, Charles Koch began criticizing [[Republican]]s whom Koch had backed. "I would see them on TV and they would be talking about policies that were antithetical against immigration, against immigration reform, against a more peaceful foreign policy. I was horrified."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8982821/I-horrified-backed-Charles-Koch-says-Republicans-funded-shocked-views.html</ref> But with the control of the [[U.S. Senate]] at stake and [[Koch Industries]] likely to lose value under new legislation if [[Dem]]s gain control, Charles Koch supports the [[Republican]] candidate David Perdue in [[Georgia]]'s special election in January 2021. |
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| | + | Charles Koch has been the more politically active and knowledgeable than his late brother David. For example, it was Charles, not David, who met secretly on June 23, 2017 with [[Mike Pence]] in [[Colorado]]. But Charles is also more advanced in age, and reportedly there are health issues for both. |
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| | He is one of the funders of [[CATO Institute]].<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriebennett/2012/03/13/the-kochs-arent-the-only-funders-of-cato/#7e6ff1f16003 The Kochs Aren't the Only Funders of Cato]</ref> | | He is one of the funders of [[CATO Institute]].<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriebennett/2012/03/13/the-kochs-arent-the-only-funders-of-cato/#7e6ff1f16003 The Kochs Aren't the Only Funders of Cato]</ref> |