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Trump's sugar daddy: Mercer
Know the enemy & get this around. Trump has a price. He can be bought. Doesn't want to spend his own money or do his own thinking. Trump can be owned.
Trump's campaign staff are all Mercer people
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-06-02/mercer-said-to-be-courted-to-back-pro-trump-super-pac
Powerful conservative donor Robert Mercer is considering an appeal from Donald Trump supporters to be a central part of a yet-to-be-formed super-PAC to support the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, a person familiar with the effort said.
Mercer, the co-CEO of New York hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, initially backed Texas Senator Ted Cruz for president. He is one of the biggest donors in the 2016 presidential race so far, federal records show.
If Mercer, 69, were to jump on board with Trump, it would send a message to other conservative donors who are either uncertain about whether to back the candidate, or uncertain about which pro-Trump political organization is the best place to park their money.
Kellyanne Conway, a spokeswoman for Mercer, had no immediate statement on the effort, and it’s still unclear whether Mercer will agree to get involved. His family has expressed interest in the proposal but is still considering it, the person said. A second person familiar with the courting effort confirmed it was underway...more
https://twitter.com/kurtdwalters/status/771742698546073600
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