DARK IRONIES – The Financial Times And Cambridge Analytica

DARK IRONIES – The Financial Times And Cambridge Analytica

Though not declared in the FT Alphaville piece, the fact that the Financial Times was a client of Cambridge Analytica had been previously reported by Buzzfeed. But Byline Times can now exclusively reveal more details of this contract with the company founded by Alexander Nix of SCL, Breitbart supremo Steve Bannon and the hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer.

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Steve Bannon Hosts a Dinner of International Populist Leaders

Steve Bannon, an architect of Trump’s 2016 victory who became a senior White House aide, hosted the dinner Wednesday night for Nigel Farage, a key figure in the movement that led to Brexit; Jerome Riviere, a leader in France’s right-wing National Rally party and member of the European Parliament; Eduardo Bolsonaro, a son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro; and Eduardo Verastegui, an actor and staunch Roman Catholic who’s considering a run for president of Mexico.

Raheem Kassam, a former editor at Breitbart News, of which Bannon was executive chairman, co-hosted the dinner at the Hay-Adams hotel. He said the purpose of the gathering was “to bring together the great economic nationalist voices from around the world, not just to celebrate the victories of recent years and honor Nigel Farage for the Brexit achievement, but also to look ahead for 2020 and beyond.”

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