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Welcome back to The Best & The Brightest, focused on the interlocking worlds of the White House, the Hill, the Blob, K Street, and the media. Below the fold, my conversation with East Wing whisperer Michael LaRosa about the real inside conversation about Feinstein, Kamala, Hunter, the re-election, and more. But first…
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| DeSantis Endorsement-ghazi Blame Game |
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| Poor Ryan Tyson. That’s the name I keep hearing from Tallahassee insiders as DeSantis-world reels from the tidal wave of Florida congressmen endorsing Trump over their own governor. Tyson, a top pollster and advisor to DeSantis (who allegedly “never conducts polls”) was deputized to try to shore up support among the Florida delegation for DeSantis ahead of his high-profile visit to Washington this week, following the traumatic defection of...
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| Michael LaRosa, first lady Jill Biden’s former communications director, has worked for the biggest hitters in Biden’s inner circle for nearly three years, first on the campaign and then in the White House. Now, he’s a managing director at the influential Penta Group, the messaging shop once known as Hamilton Place Strategies, founded by current Goldman honcho Tony Fratto. LaRosa can be frequently seen on cable news, offering his cutting insights and analysis.
Long before that, however, we met in our 20s when he was a producer for Chris Matthews’ Hardball, before he went on to become a spokesperson for Nancy Pelosi during her speakership. On Tuesday, we met for breakfast at the Regency, which is where everyone has breakfast in Midtown. He’s also working with Facts First USA, which seems to be the most hawkish super PAC defending Hunter Biden from congressional investigations. Our conversation has been condensed and edited. |
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| Tara Palmeri: Let’s start with the most gossiped-about topic in D.C. besides the fading DeSantasy. Should Dianne Feinstein resign?
Michael LaRosa: The voters already rendered her capable to serve. They had a proper opportunity to replace her in 2018, twice, and they didn’t. Nobody was unaware of her age. The voters of California entrusted her with... |
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| D.C. Leak Postmortem |
| Beltway insiders on the biggest intel breach since Snowden and WikiLeaks. |
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