The following article by James Hohmann and Amy Gardner was posted on the Washington Post website June 5, 2018:
Regardless of which party you support, there’s almost no question that the Koch brothers have made money off of you. (Jeff Simon, Daron Taylor/The Washington Post)
David Koch, one of two billionaire brothers whose powerful conservative network transformed Republican politics, is retiring from business and political life because of declining health, potentially testing the staying power of an organization that was already changing in dramatic ways.
Charles Koch announced in a letter to employees of Koch Industries on Tuesday that his brother’s health had deteriorated since a hospitalization last summer. He was not specific about the illness, though his brother is a cancer survivor. David Koch will retire from his family’s conglomerate and step down as chairman of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation. Continue reading “‘The movement now transcends the Kochs.’ What David Koch’s departure means for the political network he helped build.”