Scoop: Inside “the best election night rager” in Washington, D.C.
"The only thing more generous than Americans’ support for Donald Trump was Foldi’s open-bar on election night," an attendee told us.
There was no better place in Washington, D.C. to watch this week’s election night festivities than the watch party hosted by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and the Washington Reporter, sources on and off the Hill gushed to the Reporter.
Hundreds of people came to ATR’s headquarters, for the company, the open bar, and for the seemingly endless amount of chicken sandwiches, pizza, and desserts.
“If there’s one word I would use to describe the atmosphere of the crowd of conservatives gathered, it would be joy,” Mike Palicz, ATR’s Director of Tax Policy, told the Reporter. “We had people from across the center-right movement there; everyone was celebrating because they knew what this victory meant. Just unified joy for conservatives.”
Brian Colas, the CEO of the Reporter, agreed. “Not only has Matthew Foldi established the Washington Reporter as the most influential center-right newsletter in D.C., this wunderkind patriot threw the best election night rager. God Bless Matthew Foldi and God Bless the voters,” he said.
“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.
