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Mar 19, 2012 · Breitbart News Network named a new CEO and Chairman on Monday, filling in the leadership gap created by the death of founder Andrew Breitbart.
Jan 10, 2018 · The Mercer family patriarch is the 71-year-old hedge fund magnate Robert Mercer, until recently a co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies trade firm.
Nov 14, 2016 · Steve Bannon has stepped down from the helm of Breitbart to become Donald Trump's campaign CEO. Even before President-elect Donald Trump named the executive chairman of Breitbart News Network...
- How Did The Mercers Get Their Money?
- Whom Do They Support Politically?
- Which Groups Get Their Money?
- What’s Their Political Philosophy?
Bob Mercer, a computer scientist who spent two decades at IBM, became extremely wealthy after joining Renaissance Technology, a Long Island hedge-fund operation, where he is co-CEO. Forbespegs the billionaire’s earnings at $150 million a year. Rebekah Mercer, often referred to as Bekah, is one of his three daughters with his wife, Diana. The Stanfo...
In the 2016 campaign, the Mercers emerged as prominent players in national politics, pumping $25 million into the election. More than half the money went into a super PAC, initially run by Conway, that helped advance Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s ambitions in the Republican presidential primary. The super PAC was repurposed as an anti-Clinton vehicle to he...
Recent tax returns of the Mercer Family Foundation, run by Rebekah Mercer, show donations to an array of groups, from the group that publishes the New Criterion, a conservative literary journal, to New York’s Museum of Natural History, where Rebekah Mercer sits on the board of trustees. Among the biggest beneficiaries of Mercer donations: the Media...
Both Mercers are independent thinkers, willing to challenge the political establishment and driven to limit the influence of government. The groups they support, such as the Heritage Foundation, have aligned with the small-government Tea Party forces in conservative politics that are unafraid to pick fights with the Republican Party’s leadership on...
Nov 17, 2016 · A brief history of Breitbart News, the controversial website run by Trump's chief adviser. While mainstream news outlets search inwardly for answers after the shocking victory of President-elect...
Mar 19, 2012 · Legal counsel Laurence Solov will become president and CEO while conservative filmmaker Stephen Bannon is named executive chairman.
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Aug 24, 2016 · The publication has long had a huge audience, but its larger influence became clear last week after Donald Trump appointed Breitbart’s longtime chair, Steve Bannon, to be his campaign’s CEO....
