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The source places Mercer support for Cruz before June and support for Trump after Cruz’s withdrawal, contradicting a from-the-beginning characterization. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Reclusive mega-donor fueling Donald Trump's White House hopes · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:12472a32c358fba454c24823821d03abc37ccee7147ec1243238803582658916

In June, the Mercers threw their support — and super PAC — behind Trump’s bid... Conway is a Republican pollster who oversaw day-to-day operations of the Mercers’ super PAC through early June, while it backed Cruz... In late June, after Cruz’s withdrawal, the Mercers repurposed the group as an anti-Clinton PAC.