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Olivia Nuzzi

@Olivianuzzi

7 Nov

Mark Meadows, who has tested positive for COVID-19, was in the White House Residence on election night huddled around Donald Trump alongside Ivanka, Jared, Don Jr., and other family members and senior staffers.

NEW: I’m told that Mark Meadows, who rarely wears a face mask, was not wearing a face mask in the White House Residence on Election Night.

NEW: I’m told that Mark Meadows and the White House went to great lengths to keep his diagnosis a secret. This is despite alleged contact tracing efforts. My source says: “It’s fucked up.”

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Olivia Nuzzi

@Olivianuzzi

6 Nov

https://twitter.com/phoebe_bridgers/status/1324763438380322818

I think Phoebe Bridget’s called the election?

https://twitter.com/phoebe_bridgers/status/1324763438380322818

Bridget’s LOL

I’m leaving it up in the interest of transparency

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Olivia Nuzzi

@Olivianuzzi

5 Nov

I’m told the remarks Donald Trump is delivering now were written by a combination of the “usual folks” around the president. The speech has circulated among his advisers. He’s being encouraged to emphasize “the successes down ballot” and that this was “not a repudiation.”

Effort underway to make sure this is not just Donald Trump spouting off. But as we know, even if he diligently reads a prepared text, he often finds a way to spout off. Especially during back and forth with the media.

You can tell when Trump is commenting on what he’s reading vs. when he’s reading from the text: “... and by the way...” “... tremendous...” “... fantastically well...” “... for that matter...” + when he looks up + repeats himself or adds an observation to what he’s just repeated.

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Olivia Nuzzi

@Olivianuzzi

4 Nov

At 2:20 AM, Donald Trump is speaking from the East Room trying to claim that the election is being stolen from him. At this time on election night in 2016, the results weren’t clear yet either.