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Robert Mercer backed Trump's bid and sold his Breitbart stake; Bannon called Breitbart a platform for the alt-right. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Robert Mercer Sells Breitbart Stake, Steps Down From Hedge Fund · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:a3f076a2b04217754904e5d182620d22468ec077d97ca3c6170b9396ecf7fe27

Robert Mercer, the billionaire backer of conservative causes who threw his might behind Donald Trump's successful presidential bid, is selling his stake in Breitbart News … Bannon once described Breitbart as a "platform for the alt-right."