Simon’s business partner, Mercer, bet big on Trump in 2016: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/the-reclusive-hedge-fund-tycoon-behind-the-trump-pres

Simon’s business partner, Mercer, bet big on Trump in 2016: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/the-reclusive-hedge-fund-tycoon-behind-the-trump-presidency https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/the-reclusive-... I am under the impression this might have been a bad look for RenTech hence Mercer leaving the firm.