Trump’s Ragtag Wall Street Backers Placed Bets That Can Pay Big
Like Trump, they have very little government experience.
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In early 2016, Steven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs partner, was producing Tarzan and Joker movies, while SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci was reviving a 1970s TV show, Wall Street Week, to star himself. Tom Barrack was trying to sell Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. They’re in a different place now.
By backing Donald Trump’s presidential run, this ragtag group of investors, financiers, and businessmen made such a long-odds bet that even their friends snickered. After his win, they may get the chance to control the levers of power in the world’s biggest economy.