Though the Kochs as GOP icons have been up front about their strained relationship with Donald Trump, the network's latest biannual meeting comes just as the president conceded his immediate border wall demand to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in history and Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the aftermath of the 2018 election.

On Saturday night, Charles Koch told the donors that attitudes against perceived adversaries and people with different beliefs were tearing the country apart but that his network was working to "unite with anybody to do right."