THANKS FOR READING: Rep. Chris Pappas (D., N.H.) cited the Washington Reporter in one of his latest fundraising emails, showing that he is tied in polling with former Sen. John Sununu (R., N.H.).
ABOLISH THE SENATE?: Francesca Hong, the Democratic Socialist, running for Governor of Wisconsin, posted in 2021 that she wants to “abolish the Senate.” Now that she is running against Rep. Tom Tiffany (R., Wis.), she is claiming that she never said that. “Direct quote from Hong’s campaign to Fox News,” Tiffany posted. “‘Rep. Hong has never called for abolishing the U.S. Senate. Tiffany cannot produce a single statement where she did, because it doesn’t exist.’ Apparently, they forgot about this post,” he wrote, linking to her 2021 tweet.
DISCLOSURE PROBLEMS: Abdul El-Sayed finally released his financial disclosures; among the interesting finds in the Democratic Senate candidate’s disclosures are that he is invested in the Growth Fund, which boasts on its website that it invests in accordance to “Islamic principles.”
DEAR DIARY: In Anthony Fauci’s diary, he made his feelings towards Alexa Henning, then working in the Trump White House, clear. “I believe that the mole who does not like me is Alexa, the Comms person,” Fauci wrote during the onset of the coronavirus.
NEW JOB: Ashley Juhn is Sen. John Boozman’s (R., Ark.) new press secretary. She was a longtime communications director Rep. Bob Latta (R., Ohio) beforehand.
OFFICE OPENING: Nick Adams, President Donald Trump’s Special Presidential Envoy for American Tourism, Exceptionalism, and Values, had an office opening featuring Grace Newton, Hannah Eddins, World Cup sensation Freddy and his friends, Logan Luse, James Rosen, Hannah Eddins, Assistant Secretary Cate Dillon, Assistant Secretary Aristidis Kourkomelis, Colleen Smith, Tim Gowa, Rob Placek, Jared Borg, William Poplawski, John Guido, Grace Hasler, Michael Oved, Erik Hansen, Maria Giannopoulos, Gray Harker, Bryn McCarthy, Kate Sliney, Julianna Rak, Katie Albert, Natalie Allison, Phillip Linderman, John McNally, Mark Fuller, Nathan Worcester, Madelina Kilroy, Cathy He, Shawn Bloch, Grace Newcombe, Kaitlyn Evans, Gurtej Narang, Jan Jekielek, Ari Neugeboren, Mary Lieb, Stewart Verdery, Kate Miller, and Jenny Kefauver.
BIG GREEK WEDDING: Alexandra Veletsis, the Director of the White House Visitor’s Office and Matt Guarino, a Market Risk Manager at Capitol One, tied the knot in Mykonos, Greece. Several Trump 45 alums joined the happy couple for the festivities, including Alexa Henning, Carolina Hurley, John Horstman, Alex Flemister, Charlotte Riggs, Vu Ritchie, Catherine Brady, Meg McCann, Tim and Holly Pataki, Tom Joannou, and Kellyanne Conway.
WHCD TAKE 2.0: Ahead of the second White House Correspondents Dinner, British Ambassdaor Sir Christian Turner hosted a reception to kick off the festivities. Those spotted included Victoria Garrastacho, Jenna Cooper, Calli Cooper, Edgar Barrios, Chris Russo, Katie Pavlich, T.W. Arrighi, Rep. Nicole Malliotakas (R., N.Y.), Sean Cairncross, Kellyanne Conway, Patrick Witt, Chris Klomp, Alex Flemister, State Rep. Michael Echols, James Van Den Berg, Mike Caswell, Senay Bulbul, Rima al Sabah, Tom Cibrowski, Nancy Cordes, Jonathan Karl, Margaret Brennan, Jacqui Heinrich, Andrea Mitchell, Wolf Blitzer, Nick Bilton, Jennifer Griffin, Katelyn Bledsoe, Colin Moneymaker, Shawn McCreesh, Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, Sumi Somaskanda, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Sally Quinn, Michael Beschloss, Adrienne Arsht, Henry Jackson, Mackie Rich, Sophie Schaffler, Erica Arbetter, Jasmine Wright, Jeff Mason, Marisa Schultz, Maggie Eastland, Cat Zakrzewski, James Walker, and Doug Heye.
