Koch Network Official: I Was Let Go for Opposing Nikki Haley Endorsement

An official at the Koch-backed political network Americans for Prosperity said he was let go from his job after publicly slamming the organization for its endorsement of Nikki Haley over Ron DeSantis in the 2024 presidential election.

Chris Maidment, the now-former director of grassroots operations for Americans for Prosperity in New Hampshire, took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to speak out against his employer for its decision—then confirmed just days later that he had been “terminated.”

He began his Friday thread by writing, somewhat presciently: “There’s a high likelihood I get fired for this, and I didn’t clean out my desk today but here goes…”

Read more at The Daily Beast.