WASHINGTON — In a rare public appearance last Thursday, Charles Koch, the 89-year-old conservative political megadonor criticized the protectionist trade policies of the day, without mentioning the elephant in the room: U.S. President Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, many in the audience were foreign policy experts belonging to the “restrainer” camp, who support Trump’s disdain for overseas intervention. That camp welcomed the president’s decision earlier in the day to replace national security adviser Mike Waltz, because many considered him too hawkish and in favor of striking Iran.
