Politico 50: Rebekah Mercer); Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
I help rule the world with my daddy's money. We bankrolled Trump (Financial Times). |
Rebekah Mercer (daughter of hedge fund magnate Robert Mercer) is Republican/Trump mega-donor, head (neck?) of a political empire.
The many tentacles of the Mercers' money (AP/Getty). |
While the Kochs pioneered the creation of sprawling private empires made possible in the post-Citizens United era, Mercer has achieved something like full vertical integration of her own private political ecosystem. It’s all in service of her anti-establishment views — and, often, President Trump’s political fortunes.
We made dirty Steve Bannon (thewrap.com). |
Republican mega-donor Rebekah Mercer has a lot of influence after electing Trump. |
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Mercers have long tentacles (WSJ). |
During the 2016 campaign, the Mercers also supported a new form of opposition research that was itself vertically integrated: They underwrote “Clinton Cash,” a project combining muckraking reportage on the Clinton Foundation with a best-selling book and a slick documentary — which yielded findings regularly touted by the Trump campaign.
The Mercers elected Trump
Mercers bankroll me. |
Together, these efforts constitute a breadth of political giving, and a proximity to power, that goes beyond what any other megadonor has so far achieved. It also amounts to a declaration of war on... More
Kellyanne Conway (Bob Mercer leaves his hedge fund, sells stake in Breitbart (Business Insider) |
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