Another factor driving the Mercers off the national stage is that Trump was never their ideal candidate, despite the millions they spent helping him, sources told me. They never really liked Trump, the person close to the Mercers said.
During the 2016 Republican primary, the Mercers put all their cards on Ted Cruz. The source recalled that Robert invited Kellyanne Conway, who was then working for a pro-Cruz super PAC, to his Florida mansion and told her to beat Trump! What seemed to be most driving the Mercers was a hatred of Hillary Clinton. Trump was just Bobs play against Hillary, the former Renaissance executive said. Bob said she and her husband were murderers who would destroy the country. He thought she was an evil person and a socialist.
Without the specter of a Clinton presidency to motivate them, the Mercers are returning to their pre-Trump private existence. Robert didnt host a costume ball last year. But the family remains active outside of politics.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/why-the-mercers-trumps-biggest-2016-backers-have-bailed-on-him
We really are looking at billionaire wars and which of them will win the next history and vision of America. That's why we need to look closely at donors until such time as we can get Citizens United rescinded.