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The Secret Heiress Funding the Right-Wing Media

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Rebekah Mercer and her family were so unhappy with the media that they spent hundreds of millions of dollars to build their own—and they’re all in for Trump.

Betsy Swan
Betsy Swan 

Former Political Reporter

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Betsy Swan

Betsy Swan

Former Political Reporter

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