Clinton Snubs Koch Endorsement

Politics

Oil billionaire Charles Koch said there was a chance Hillary Clinton was a better leader than the Republican candidates, in an interview over the weekend.

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Clinton fired back on Sunday rejecting his potential endorsement. “Not interested in endorsements from people who deny climate science and try to make it harder for people to vote,” Clinton said on Twitter after Koch’s comment.  

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