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GOP megadonors Robert Mercer and daughter Rebekah Mercer have no current plans to help former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign for the White House.
CNBC ^ | 11/18/2022 | Brian Schwartz

Posted on 11/19/2022 6:10:31 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter

The Mercers, who were among Trump's major benefactors during his first run for president in 2016, are distancing themselves from the former commander in chief's latest White House bid. Federal Election Commission records indicate that after spending millions to help get Trump elected in 2016, both Mercers have largely cut back their support.

GOP megadonors Robert Mercer and Rebekah Mercer have no current plans to help former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign for the White House, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Mercers, a father and daughter who were among Trump's major benefactors during his first run for president in 2016, are distancing themselves from the ex-president's third White House bid and cutting back their overall campaign fundraising, these people said.

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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakeheadline; gopestablishment; learnhowtopost; mercer; rebekahmercer; rinos; robertmercer; trump2024; uniparty
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
....The Mercers, a father and daughter who were among Trump's major benefactors during his first run for president in 2016, are distancing themselves from the ex-president's third White House bid and cutting back their overall campaign fundraising, these people said. The people who spoke to CNBC did so on the condition of anonymity in order to talk about private conversations.

Always with the anonymous *sources* 🙄

41 posted on 11/19/2022 9:06:00 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: Jane Long

Drag Queen?


42 posted on 11/19/2022 9:18:07 AM PST by vivenne
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To: Timber Rattler

Good morning, Snake Boy : )


43 posted on 11/19/2022 9:19:20 AM PST by vivenne
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To: LoveMyFreedom
I believe MAGA will stay home in 2024 if Trump is not running for President.

And everyone else stays home if he wins the GOP nomination.

44 posted on 11/19/2022 9:19:20 AM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: Fury

I made nothing personal. Your words were contradictory—that was my point. They sounded, well, crazy.


45 posted on 11/19/2022 9:21:23 AM PST by vivenne
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To: vivenne

She definitely inherited his high forehead. ;-)


46 posted on 11/19/2022 9:24:28 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: Fury

Ok. But why say it publicly? Just quite not donate. Will the public find out—maybe eventually, but maybe no one would care to look. I think it was either to virtue signal, to hurt the cause and/or the candidate/Trump? I would find this suspect coming from anyone for any candidate. It’s a turn off. Why bother telling anyone unless one is being a jerk?


47 posted on 11/19/2022 9:24:36 AM PST by vivenne
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To: vivenne

quietly don’t donate—ugh.


48 posted on 11/19/2022 9:25:04 AM PST by vivenne
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To: vivenne

The usual suspects have slithered in 😂


49 posted on 11/19/2022 9:26:53 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: vivenne

Let me re-phrase what I wrote because I was not trying to attack you just commenting on your sentences—replace “crazy” (Didn’t mean to insult-sorry) with convoluted/contradictory/nonsensical.


50 posted on 11/19/2022 9:29:58 AM PST by vivenne
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To: nickcarraway
But, I've been told repeatedly by Trump supporters here and elsewhere that he's a billionaire, and that he doesn't need outside money for his campaign, which is one of the things that supposedly makes him "special" and unbeholden to outside interests.

That's the claim anyway.

The truth is that Trump likes to hoard his own wealth and use other people's money for his interests.

51 posted on 11/19/2022 9:50:36 AM PST by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: Fury

Ignore the obvious.


52 posted on 11/19/2022 10:01:20 AM PST by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell..)
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To: Timber Rattler

No, his first campaign in 2016 he funded. I think he did take campaign money from the RNC from the 2020 campaign which is different than taking direct donations with an expected return on investment. He also has had the RNC pay for some of his legal bills related to all the impeachment stuff and he has more legal bills that he will have to pay for himself.
That said, we get it, you hate him. Why waste your life coming here to tell that to strangers?


53 posted on 11/19/2022 10:07:30 AM PST by vivenne
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To: vivenne

Thanks for the explanation.


54 posted on 11/19/2022 10:20:17 AM PST by Fury
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To: vivenne

That’s a valid point if no one asks.

If someone (media, candidate, etc.) asks it would seem okay to say “we already gave”, etc.


55 posted on 11/19/2022 10:21:50 AM PST by Fury
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To: Timber Rattler

I don’t think Trump’s actually a billionaire, but it doesn’t matter. I thought he’s made it clear he’s not spending his own money to campaign or anything.


56 posted on 11/19/2022 10:55:30 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Timber Rattler

It’s his right not to spend his own money if he wants. But he has to get the money from somewhere. But he’d probably be okay with running an underfunded campaign. In fairness, he does get more media coverage than any presidential candidate in history.


57 posted on 11/19/2022 10:56:18 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: vivenne

Don’t kid yourself:

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/033116/top-10-corporate-contributors-trump-campaign.asp


58 posted on 11/19/2022 11:10:00 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: mac_truck

“Iirc the Mercers supported Ted Cruz in the 2016 primary, then came over to Trump.”

So did a lot of folks including me.


59 posted on 11/19/2022 1:25:21 PM PST by traderrob6
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

That’s at least a year away. Iowa caucus is January 2024??


60 posted on 11/19/2022 2:22:21 PM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. )
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