President Donald Trump’s White House is not only being run by super-wealthy Americans — it is filled with men and women whose far right-wing advocacy also made them rich. These White House staffers have made fortunes as political consultants for America’s most right-wing ideologues, from the billionaire energy magnate Koch brothers to the Mercer family, whose data-crunching operation helped Trump target likely voters.
These political mercenaries include Steve Bannon, who is now Trump’s chief strategist; Kellyanne Conway, who is now a White House counsel; Donald McGahn II, another White House counsel; and Marc Short, Trump’s legislative affairs director.
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