“It was a landslide of calories…and votes,” one attendee from a House GOP office remarked. “The only thing more generous than Americans’ support for Donald Trump was Foldi’s open-bar on election night. The Jack and Cokes were so essential.”
For some attendees, the party was an opportunity to drill down into county-specific election results, while surrounded by their fellow Republicans. “D.C. Republicans weren’t shocked when Trump’s 13 percent lead came in for Florida, but I was reminding everyone that Florida went for Obama twice and that he actually got a huge chunk of the Cuban-American vote,” Victoria Garrastacho told the Reporter. “In the years since, the work of the Florida GOP and of Governor Ron DeSantis to solidify Florida as a red state is seriously impressive and cannot be overstated.”
Attendees sighted included top lobbyists, senior Trump administration officials, several foreign media outlets, and staff of top House and Senate Republicans. “The Washington Reporter hit it out of the park with their election party,” another attendee said. “They gathered together a large swath of Washington power players and showed that impact that this new publication is making in D.C.”