Inside the Trump bunker - meet the people powering his campaign

Win or lose, Donald Trump and his inner circle have built a direct marketing operation that could power a TV network — or finish off the Republican party. By Joshua Green and Sasha Issenberg

Photo credit: Donald Trump and, clockwise from top left: Brad Parscale who directs the team tweeting on behalf of their boss; Jared Kushner who built his sprawling digital fundraising database; campaign chair Stephen Bannon, and social media maven Dan Scavino Jr.

On October 19, as the third and final presidential debate got going in Las Vegas, Donald Trump’s Facebook and Twitter feeds were being manned by Brad Parscale, a San Antonio marketing entrepreneur, whose buzz cut and long narrow beard make him look like a mixed martial arts fighter.