Americans for Prosperity Action, the political arm of a network with ties to the Koch brothers, is nudging the Republican Party away from former President Donald Trump.
In an internal memo, Emily Seidel, the CEO of AFP and a senior adviser, told members that it plans to back a contender in the Republican Party and underscored the need to"turn the page on the past several years." Although Trump's name was not mentioned in the memo, the group does not plan to endorse him, CNN reported.“The Republican Party is nominating bad candidates who are advocating for things that go against core American principles.
“And to write a new chapter for our country, we need to turn the page on the past. So the best thing for the country would be to have a president in 2025 who represents a new chapter. The American people have shown that they’re ready to move on, and so A.F.P. will help them do that," the memo continued.
A super political action committee aligned with AFP doled out over $69 million in the 2022 midterm cycle, the Washington Post reported. The group, which is associated with billionaire Charles Koch, joins a flurry of other top outlets and megadonors drawing distance from Trump such as the Club for Growth, Citadel founder Ken Griffin, and Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman.
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