Daniel Garza, the executive director of the Koch-bankrolled LIBRE Initiative, apparently read Bridge Project’s report on his group this weekend. Judging by his Twitter account, the only gripe he could find with the in-depth research on LIBRE’s hypocritical policies against Latinos — while purporting to represent Latinos — was about him.
In particular, Garza has compared himself to Moses, Esther, Daniel, Joseph, King David, Martin Luther King Jr., the Salvation Army, and the Underground Railroad. According to Garza’s dramatic reading of Bridge Project’s report, raising his comparison of himself to biblical leaders amounts to a political attack. Quoting scripture is not extreme — but thinking that you should be in the same breath as Moses is.
Bridge Project’s report revealed LIBRE’s continued advocacy against the interests of the Hispanic community that they supposedly represent.The report uncovers that LIBRE advocates for Koch-backed policies that disproportionately hurt Hispanics including repealing the Affordable Care Act, opposition to minimum wage increases, and halting the president’s expansion of protections for undocumented immigrants — DACA and DAPA.
Looks like Bridge’s efforts to reveal the underhanded tactics used by the Kochs has unnerved the brothers and their political front groups. The Charles Koch Foundation took to the Wall Street Journal recently to attack Bridge Project for exposing the Kochs’ efforts to spread misinformation. For the true side of the story, read Bridge Project’s response on Medium here.