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Good afternoon from Washington, where Party Animals is still recovering from watching the Trump administration batter the media in a tennis tournament last weekend. As if the capital’s press corps doesn’t have it hard enough these days. Read on for a match report on the rainy Sunday showdown that left one White House aide muddied but triumphant. Also in this edition of Party Animals: Grindr tries to lure Washingtonians up the Acela Corridor to a galactic bash, the White House defends its taxpayer-funded campaign ads, and my colleague Clara Molot has a jaw-dropping profile of Erika Kirk. Plus: Which member of Trump’s Cabinet went so hard at a $10 million Waldorf Astoria wedding that they ended up blaspheming the First Amendment live on ABC News the next morning? Also mentioned in this issue: Olivia Wales, Eric Schmitt, Shelby Talcott, Jim VandeHei, Kristi Noem, Nelly, Colin Gramley, Michelle Martinkov, David Zervos, Kellyanne Conway, Scott Bessent, and more. Got tips? Hit the Party Animals hotline: aidan_mclaughlin@condenast.com. Or text me—my number is 917-817-8266. Complaints will be mangled on live television by a haggard administration official. Praise will be aired in a taxpayer-funded campaign ad during tonight’s Steelers game. |
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