Donald Trump and the libertarian crack-up

Published August 1, 2018 4:00am ET



President Trump doesn’t need the Koch brothers; Steve Bannon is warning Republican candidates to steer clear of them, too.

The Trumpian dismissal of the billionaire libertarian benefactors of Republicans and free-market causes comes as the administration has divided even the small faction of libertarian-leaning GOP members of Congress.

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