Aidan McLaughlin
@aidanmcl.bsky.social
Washington Correspondent, Vanity Fair
MTG tells the Times that when she threatened to expose the men who abused Epstein’s victims, Trump called to scream at her.
“My friends will get hurt,” he said.
“My friends will get hurt,” he said.
Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump and MAGA
How the Georgia congresswoman went from the president’s loudest cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
MTG tells the Times that when she threatened to expose the men who abused Epstein’s victims, Trump called to scream at her.
“My friends will get hurt,” he said.
“My friends will get hurt,” he said.
Before she got dragged into the fight between Ben Shapiro, Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, Bari Weiss spent weeks lobbying Kelly to participate in a town hall on feminism with Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper
Bari Weiss’s 60 Minutes Stumble Follows Private Rejection From Megyn Kelly
Before she stoked outrage by spiking a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a notorious El Salvador prison, Weiss spent weeks lobbying Megyn Kelly to participate in a debate on feminism with ‘Call Her Daddy’ host Alex Cooper, to no avail.
www.vanityfair.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Before she got dragged into the fight between Ben Shapiro, Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, Bari Weiss spent weeks lobbying Kelly to participate in a town hall on feminism with Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper
“Dismal,” “confused,” “demoralized,” “super fucked.” That, as one reporter tells Vanity Fair, is the mood inside CBS after editor Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment that was critical of the Trump administration.
Bari Weiss’s 60 Minutes Stumble Follows Private Rejection From Megyn Kelly
Before she stoked outrage by spiking a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a notorious El Salvador prison, Weiss spent weeks lobbying Megyn Kelly to participate in a debate on feminism with ‘Call Her Daddy’ host Alex Cooper, to no avail.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“Dismal,” “confused,” “demoralized,” “super fucked.” That, as one reporter tells Vanity Fair, is the mood inside CBS after editor Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment that was critical of the Trump administration.
I spoke with Megyn Kelly at AmericaFest, where fissures in the MAGA movement erupted into a bitter feud.
“They are making antisemites,” she said of Ben Shapiro and Bari Weiss. “Tucker is not making antisemites. They are.”
“They are making antisemites,” she said of Ben Shapiro and Bari Weiss. “Tucker is not making antisemites. They are.”
Megyn Kelly Talks Ben Shapiro’s “Betrayal” and the MAGA Reckoning at AmericaFest
As AmericaFest convened the likes of Erika Kirk, Tucker Carlson, Kelly, Shapiro, and other conservative stars, MAGA was anything but united.
www.vanityfair.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I spoke with Megyn Kelly at AmericaFest, where fissures in the MAGA movement erupted into a bitter feud.
“They are making antisemites,” she said of Ben Shapiro and Bari Weiss. “Tucker is not making antisemites. They are.”
“They are making antisemites,” she said of Ben Shapiro and Bari Weiss. “Tucker is not making antisemites. They are.”
Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality.” Vance’s conversion to MAGA was “political.” Elon is “an avowed ketamine [user].”
Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles tells all in a series of extraordinary interviews with @vanityfair.com
Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles tells all in a series of extraordinary interviews with @vanityfair.com
Susie Wiles Talks About The First Year of Trump’s Second Term (Part 1 of 2)
In the first half of ‘Vanity Fair’’s interview with Susie Wiles, the chief of staff discusses Elon Musk’s DOGE disaster, the FBI’s “incredible job” investigating January 6, and how Trump once berated her.
www.vanityfair.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality.” Vance’s conversion to MAGA was “political.” Elon is “an avowed ketamine [user].”
Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles tells all in a series of extraordinary interviews with @vanityfair.com
Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles tells all in a series of extraordinary interviews with @vanityfair.com
Christ. Trump says Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered “due to the anger he caused others” through his “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME”
December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Christ. Trump says Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered “due to the anger he caused others” through his “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME”
Trump: “We should take stakes in companies when people need something. I think we should take stakes in companies. Now, some people would say that doesn’t sound very American. Actually, I think it is very American.”
Exclusive | Trump Isn’t Certain His Economic Policies Will Translate to Midterm Wins
In an interview, he said his efforts to secure investments in the U.S. haven’t fully taken effect and “I cannot tell you how that’s going to equate to the voter.”
www.wsj.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Trump: “We should take stakes in companies when people need something. I think we should take stakes in companies. Now, some people would say that doesn’t sound very American. Actually, I think it is very American.”
“Trump 2.0 appears at the nadir of its power,” @adamwren.bsky.social writes in Playbook
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“Trump 2.0 appears at the nadir of its power,” @adamwren.bsky.social writes in Playbook
There's this strange tendency among Trump's backers where they hold his deputies to standards they would never hold him to. Of course Trump's FBI director posts own-the-libs memes on Twitter! This is what you voted for!
Tucker Carlson slams Kash Patel and Dan Bongino:
“I just don’t have a ton of confidence in the FBI and the men who run it and I’m not saying that out of ignorance.
And this dumb Twitter sh*t? Leaders of the FBI are on Twitter, what?”
“I just don’t have a ton of confidence in the FBI and the men who run it and I’m not saying that out of ignorance.
And this dumb Twitter sh*t? Leaders of the FBI are on Twitter, what?”
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
There's this strange tendency among Trump's backers where they hold his deputies to standards they would never hold him to. Of course Trump's FBI director posts own-the-libs memes on Twitter! This is what you voted for!
Trump in his second term has sought more aggressively to undermine and destabilize America’s institutions, but he also craves their recognition. On Sunday night, he hosted the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors—and mused about renaming the place after himself.
At MAGA-fied Kennedy Center Honors, Trump Returns to Television Roots
At Trump’s first Kennedy Center Honors, the president played host—and hinted at renaming the venue—while business titans, right-wing media stars, and members of his embattled Cabinet guzzled Taittinge...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Trump in his second term has sought more aggressively to undermine and destabilize America’s institutions, but he also craves their recognition. On Sunday night, he hosted the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors—and mused about renaming the place after himself.
Fox News will applaud this but can you imagine their coverage if President Biden hatched a secret plan to take over Fox News and revamp its programming to be nicer to him
New WSJ reporting: "During a December visit to Washington, David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he'd make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump's ire, people familiar with the matter said..."
Behind Paramount’s Relentless Campaign to Woo Warner Discovery and President Trump
David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal.
www.wsj.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Fox News will applaud this but can you imagine their coverage if President Biden hatched a secret plan to take over Fox News and revamp its programming to be nicer to him
Trump basked in two hours of adulation from his Cabinet secretaries in a televised meeting this week. Are they auditioning for 2028?
Trump, Between Apparent Snoozes, Says the GOP’s 2028 Candidate Could Be in His Cabinet
President Donald Trump has replaced his trademark campaign rallies with marathon Cabinet meetings, during which he fields praise from members of his Cabinet. Are they auditioning for 2028?
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December 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Trump basked in two hours of adulation from his Cabinet secretaries in a televised meeting this week. Are they auditioning for 2028?
“I almost couldn't speak.”
Top Trump allies were stunned by the president's remarkably amiable meeting with Zohran Mamdani on Friday. A look the wild scene at the White House:
Top Trump allies were stunned by the president's remarkably amiable meeting with Zohran Mamdani on Friday. A look the wild scene at the White House:
Trump and Mamdani’s White House Lovefest Leaves Trump Allies “Shocked,” Says Source
According to one former Trump official, the president “sincerely wants NYC to succeed and that means Mamdani has to as well.”
www.vanityfair.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“I almost couldn't speak.”
Top Trump allies were stunned by the president's remarkably amiable meeting with Zohran Mamdani on Friday. A look the wild scene at the White House:
Top Trump allies were stunned by the president's remarkably amiable meeting with Zohran Mamdani on Friday. A look the wild scene at the White House:
"My suspicion and question is: Has stuff been destroyed? I just can’t help but ask that. And will the public ever really know?"
I spoke with Marjorie Taylor Greene about Trump, Epstein, Israel, and 2028, as tensions between Trump and his most loyal disciple exploded into a bitter public feud
I spoke with Marjorie Taylor Greene about Trump, Epstein, Israel, and 2028, as tensions between Trump and his most loyal disciple exploded into a bitter public feud
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump Are at War. What’s Her Endgame?
Over the course of a long sit-down interview in her office, the MAGA stalwart from Georgia sounds like she is on a mission to save Trump from himself, on issues from Gaza to the Epstein files to the q...
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"My suspicion and question is: Has stuff been destroyed? I just can’t help but ask that. And will the public ever really know?"
I spoke with Marjorie Taylor Greene about Trump, Epstein, Israel, and 2028, as tensions between Trump and his most loyal disciple exploded into a bitter public feud
I spoke with Marjorie Taylor Greene about Trump, Epstein, Israel, and 2028, as tensions between Trump and his most loyal disciple exploded into a bitter public feud
A lot of scathing quotes aimed at Pulte for the 50-year mortgage idea in this great piece, but seemingly no blame for Trump who fully bought into it after 10 minutes
‘Sold POTUS a bill of goods’: White House furious with Pulte over 50-year mortgage
The White House was blindsided by the idea and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A lot of scathing quotes aimed at Pulte for the 50-year mortgage idea in this great piece, but seemingly no blame for Trump who fully bought into it after 10 minutes
A data point on how much Mamdani's win in New York has resonated on the right: on Fox News, "affordability" has been mentioned 240 times since last Tuesday
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A data point on how much Mamdani's win in New York has resonated on the right: on Fox News, "affordability" has been mentioned 240 times since last Tuesday
“It’s like Vienna in 1914.”
Wrote about the memorial for Washington power broker Bob Barnett, where Dr. Fauci backslapped Jesse Watters, Amy Klobuchar comforted nervous voters, and everyone wondered if they'd see a room like this again
Wrote about the memorial for Washington power broker Bob Barnett, where Dr. Fauci backslapped Jesse Watters, Amy Klobuchar comforted nervous voters, and everyone wondered if they'd see a room like this again
“Like Vienna in 1914”: At Bob Barnett's Memorial, Washington's Power Class Peers Over the Brink
At a DC power broker’s memorial, politicos including James Carville, Jesse Watters, and Anthony Fauci gathered to eat focaccia sandwiches, swap memories, and place literal bets on the future of the co...
www.vanityfair.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“It’s like Vienna in 1914.”
Wrote about the memorial for Washington power broker Bob Barnett, where Dr. Fauci backslapped Jesse Watters, Amy Klobuchar comforted nervous voters, and everyone wondered if they'd see a room like this again
Wrote about the memorial for Washington power broker Bob Barnett, where Dr. Fauci backslapped Jesse Watters, Amy Klobuchar comforted nervous voters, and everyone wondered if they'd see a room like this again
When he worked at Fox News, Pete Hegseth wrote “FAILING” in Sharpie on his copy of the New York Times every morning. As Secretary of Defense, he’s turned that performative press hatred into policy:
Inside Pete Hegseth’s “Soviet-Style” War on the Press
The secretary of defense is alienating key allies amid his war against the press.
www.vanityfair.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
When he worked at Fox News, Pete Hegseth wrote “FAILING” in Sharpie on his copy of the New York Times every morning. As Secretary of Defense, he’s turned that performative press hatred into policy:
New Press Club: Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst on covering war, speaking out about the killing of Palestinian journalists, why Israel should allow foreign press into Gaza, and the criticism he's faced for reporting on the deaths of civilians
Fox News Correspondent Trey Yingst on Covering War in Gaza
Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst has stood out for his brave and clear-eyed coverage of the war in Gaza. He speaks with Press Club about how he does his job.
www.mediaite.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
New Press Club: Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst on covering war, speaking out about the killing of Palestinian journalists, why Israel should allow foreign press into Gaza, and the criticism he's faced for reporting on the deaths of civilians
New Press Club: @praddenkeefe.bsky.social on his writing process, turning Say Nothing into an FX show, the future of magazine journalism, how to cover Trump 2.0, and whether access matters when you're dealing with pathological liars
The New Yorker’s Patrick Radden Keefe on Covering Trump’s Second Term: ‘Access is Overrated’
Patrick Radden Keefe talks writing, his FX show Say Nothing, and how he plans on covering Trump's second term on this week's episode of Press Club.
www.mediaite.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
New Press Club: @praddenkeefe.bsky.social on his writing process, turning Say Nothing into an FX show, the future of magazine journalism, how to cover Trump 2.0, and whether access matters when you're dealing with pathological liars
We obtained the full police report detailing a 2017 sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host Trump wants to serve as the next Secretary of Defense
Mediaite Obtains Full Police Report on Pete Hegseth Sexual Assault Allegation
Days after the revelation of a sexual assault allegation against Trump secretary of defense pick Pete Hegseth, Mediaite obtained a extensive police report on the 2017 encounter.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:39 PM
We obtained the full police report detailing a 2017 sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host Trump wants to serve as the next Secretary of Defense
New episode of The Interview: @jaketapper.bsky.social discusses the Israel-Hamas war, media coverage of conflict, the collapse of Twitter under Musk, why John Kelly spoke out against Trump and new leadership at CNN
Exclusive: Jake Tapper on the Israel-Hamas War, Elon Musk’s Destruction of Twitter, CNN and Trump
CNN anchor Jake Tapper spoke with Mediaite about the unfolding war between Israel and Hamas, the decline of Twitter, John Kelly's comments about Trump, and CNN.
www.mediaite.com
October 12, 2023 at 8:14 PM
New episode of The Interview: @jaketapper.bsky.social discusses the Israel-Hamas war, media coverage of conflict, the collapse of Twitter under Musk, why John Kelly spoke out against Trump and new leadership at CNN
Fox News is declining to comment on Greg Gutfeld’s declaration that elections no longer work and violent civil war is the only solution
Fox News Silent on Top Host’s Screed Calling For Civil War
Picture this: a star anchor on a major news network declares that elections don’t matter and civil war is the only solution.
www.mediaite.com
October 6, 2023 at 8:33 PM
Fox News is declining to comment on Greg Gutfeld’s declaration that elections no longer work and violent civil war is the only solution
Succession watch: Murdoch chose Lachlan to succeed him as head of Fox and News Corp. But when Rupert dies, the 4 kids - Lachlan, James, Prue, and Liz - will be left with equal votes. That makes a potential alliance between his more liberal siblings very dangerous for Lachlan (and Fox News)
September 21, 2023 at 2:14 PM
Succession watch: Murdoch chose Lachlan to succeed him as head of Fox and News Corp. But when Rupert dies, the 4 kids - Lachlan, James, Prue, and Liz - will be left with equal votes. That makes a potential alliance between his more liberal siblings very dangerous for Lachlan (and Fox News)