Billionaire conservative political donors Charles and David Koch want Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to capture the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, The New York Times reported Monday.

“We will support whoever the candidate is,” David Koch reportedly told attendees at an event for the New York State Republican Party. “But it should be Scott Walker.”

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Walker also spoke at the event.

The Kochs have become some of the most prominent donors in American politics and a frequent target of the left. The network they head up is reportedly planning to spend almost $900 million on the 2016 presidential race.

In general, they favor candidates who have a libertarian or conservative bent.

David Koch's comments come just after Sen. Rand Paul Randal (Rand) Howard PaulSecond GOP senator to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus GOP senator to quarantine after coronavirus exposure The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Trump seeks to flip 'Rage' narrative; Dems block COVID-19 bill MORE (R-Ky.), who is vying for the presidential nomination, wrote a tribute to the two men for Time magazine.

Walker, unlike Paul, has not yet declared his candidacy.