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Raster

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13. That is where the money is... and the true power behind the tRump throne...
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 08:54 AM
Nov 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer_Family_Foundation

The Mercer Family Foundation is a private grant-making foundation in the United States. As of 2013, it had $37 million in assets. The foundation is run by Rebekah Mercer, the daughter of computer scientist and hedge fund manager Robert Mercer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mercer_(businessman)

Robert Leroy Mercer (born July 11, 1946) is an American computer scientist and co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund. He is a major donor to conservative political causes. Mercer has donated to Super PACs affiliated with Freedom Partners, Club for Growth Action, and John R. Bolton. He is the principal benefactor of the Make America Number 1 Super PAC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Number_1

Make America Number 1 is a super PAC (political action committee) that supported the presidential campaigns of Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election. During the primary campaign, the super PAC was known as Keep the Promise I. In the general election, it informally termed itself Defeat Crooked Hillary PAC. The PAC is run by Rebekah Mercer, the second daughter of its largest donor Robert Mercer.

Robert Mercer donated $15.5 million to the PAC during the 2016 campaign; philanthropist Bernard Marcus donated $2 million; and Cherna Moskowitz donated $1 million. As of November 2, it had received a total of $19,586,131 in donations. Robert Mercer is the fourth-largest contributor to Super PACs in the 2016 cycle.

Rebekah Mercer has been chairperson of the PAC since 2015. Its operations were headed by Kellyanne Conway from August 2015 until she was tapped to serve as the Campaign Manager of the Donald Trump campaign in mid-August 2016. The PAC also employed Stephen Bannon, who joined the campaign as CEO. After Conway's departure, David Bossie took leadership. He left in September to become Trump's Deputy Campaign Manager, and Rebekah Mercer took over leadership of day-to-day operations.

During the general election the PAC ran anti-Hillary Clinton ads in a $350,000 campaign in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Make America Number 1 responded to the public release of Donald Trump's conversation with Billy Bush about his treatment of women by stating, "We are completely indifferent to Mr. Trump's locker room braggadocio."

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Maybe she's trying to get fired BeyondGeography Nov 2016 #1
I sometimes think everyone involved in this fiasco is trying to get fired, including... TwilightZone Nov 2016 #22
Well, I hope Kellyanne... Else You Are Mad Nov 2016 #2
And if he doesn't pay her, she can sue him. LisaL Nov 2016 #3
Haha Else You Are Mad Nov 2016 #7
I think the Mercer family already guaranteed Conjob's paycheck... Raster Nov 2016 #6
True. Else You Are Mad Nov 2016 #9
That is where the money is... and the true power behind the tRump throne... Raster Nov 2016 #13
...follow the money. a peek behind the curtain of how Trumps campaign went from flailing to BREMPRO Nov 2016 #20
it all seems to tie in together... We have two families of dueling billionaires... Raster Nov 2016 #23
This is correct. I actually went to high school with the Mercer sisters. Lucky Luciano Nov 2016 #11
She wasn't offered a prime position?? DFW Nov 2016 #4
Do you base this on the people he did offer positions to? LisaL Nov 2016 #5
Hardly! DFW Nov 2016 #8
Real news or fake? mountain grammy Nov 2016 #10
I love a circular firing squad! HAB911 Nov 2016 #12
Who were the two sources? Melania's mysterious speechwriter? John Baron? John Miller? MADem Nov 2016 #26
She is becoming the Kellyanne from SNL, but it's a head fake. ToxMarz Nov 2016 #14
Amateurs lead by an amateur. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2016 #15
Lies with a smile world wide wally Nov 2016 #16
I Hope Trump Fires Her Because I Can't Wait To..... global1 Nov 2016 #17
I have T words for this, and they aren't transition. lonestarnot Nov 2016 #18
he was particularly crazy today dogindia Nov 2016 #19
Oh tut tut now Kelly. You can be the official coffee server Thekaspervote Nov 2016 #21
I would not trust her with the coffee... nt Xipe Totec Nov 2016 #24
Am told Steve Bannon only drinks milk. saltpoint Nov 2016 #31
Rofl n/t emulatorloo Nov 2016 #33
there is only one position for women in der drumpfenfuhrer's view. niyad Nov 2016 #25
Then he should read the Kama Sutra. Oh, wait, dark skinned people. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2016 #28
sadly, you are quite correct. niyad Nov 2016 #29
She's trying to get fired. Nt LaydeeBug Nov 2016 #27
How about the woman in the saltpoint Nov 2016 #30
As predicted, this is nothing more than Bobbie Jo Nov 2016 #32
If only we could change the channel emulatorloo Nov 2016 #34
She owns this toad MFM008 Nov 2016 #35
I watched her call Trump brilliant on a talk show this weekend. NCTraveler Nov 2016 #36
The word "trifling" is going to define this man's presidency. ancianita Nov 2016 #37
Good cop Bad cop. They are paying Romney back. Sorry, didn't pick you. bullimiami Nov 2016 #38
And where has Katrina Pierson been? saltpoint Nov 2016 #39
It's all theater. Kelly Anne takes orders from Trump, period. bettyellen Nov 2016 #40
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