--- title: Charles Koch: It’s ‘Possible’ Hillary Clinton Is Best Choice description: Charles Koch thinks there’s a chance Hillary Clinton could be a better choice for president than any of the Republicans in the running. canonical: https://time.com/4305927/charles-koch-hillary-clinton-republicans/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-24T18:18:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-15T02:06:17.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Charles Koch Says It’s ‘Possible’ Hillary Clinton Is Better Choice Than Republicans og:description: But he did not endorse her og:url: https://time.com/4305927/charles-koch-hillary-clinton-republicans/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf5147d62a633e3f0/69889078cf40a80cfac42f61/charles-koch-clinton.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Charles Koch og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Charles Koch Says It’s ‘Possible’ Hillary Clinton Is Better Choice Than Republicans twitter:description: But he did not endorse her twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf5147d62a633e3f0/69889078cf40a80cfac42f61/charles-koch-clinton.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Charles Koch Says It’s 'Possible' Hillary Clinton Is Better Choice Than Republicans > Sponsored content. 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In this 2007 file photograph, Charles Koch, head of Koch Industries, talks passionately about his new book on Market Based Management. Wichita Eagle—MCT via Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Updated: Dec 15, 2023 2:06 AM UTCPublished: Apr 24, 2016 6:18 PM UTC Conservative billionaire Charles Koch thinks there’s a chance [Hillary Clinton could be a better choice for president](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/charles-koch-stop-donald-trump/story?id=38619453) than any of the Republicans in the running. The [powerful player in Republican politics](http://time.com/3981312/charles-koch-corporate-welfare/?iid=sr-link1) weighed in on the 2016 election during an interview with ABC News that aired Sunday. Koch was first asked whether he thought Bill Clinton was a better president than George W. Bush. “In some ways,” he responded. “In other ways, I mean he wasn’t an exemplar.” When asked if it was possible that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton could be preferable to another Republican, Koch told ABC’s Jonathan Karl: “It’s possible.” Koch was critical of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump during the interview, saying that there are “terrible role models” among those vying for the GOP nomination. However, he said he is not yet ready to endorse Hillary Clinton’s candidacy. “We would have to believe her actions would be quite different than her rhetoric. Let me put it that way,” Koch said. Hillary Clinton made it clear she didn’t want Koch’s support in response to his comments. “Not interested in endorsements from people who deny climate science and try to make it harder for people to vote,” she wrote on Twitter. > [](https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/724313224305360896) \[[_ABC_](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/charles-koch-stop-donald-trump/story?id=38619453)\] ## Transcript The two leading candidates get big wins in the all important New York Presidential Primaries. Former Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, pulled out a victory in the Democratic race, helping to distance herself form a surging Bernie Sanders. The win gives her a majority of New York's 291 delegates, and they finally seal her nomination for president. To all the people Who supported senator Sanders. I believe there is much more that unites us than divides us [ APPLAUSE ] The raise for the democratic nomination is in the home stretched and victory is at sight [ NOISE ] For the republicans, Donald Trump scored a huge victory sailing to an easy win over Ted Cruz and John Kasich. Trump saver the victory. Thank you New York. We love New York. We love New York. Thank you very much everybody. Thank you. [ APPLAUSE ] The margin of victory matters in New York State as a win of 50 % or more, garners all the delegates available in each district. And with the Donald's convincing win, his lead over the Texas senator increases. Still Trump is a long way away from the 1237 he needs to capture the nomination And both Cruz and Kasich are vowing to fight towards what is expected to be a contested convention. 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