Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We’ll be at the Freedom Conservatism conference in D.C., so do say hello if you are there. Today, we look at one wrinkle in Team Trump’s dominance on Tuesday night, more turmoil at the British embassy, and how JD Vance did in his briefing room audition.You will by now have read about Tuesday’s primary night results and Trump’s dominant grip on his party. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), long a thorn in the president’s side, is one of the most high-profile incumbents dumped out in a show of MAGA force.Trump’s message remains the same: Move against me, and I will have my revenge.
But spare a thought for Chris LaCivita. The bruiser of a strategist has been much in demand after his key role in navigating Trump back to power in 2024.
So it was no surprise that he was scooped up by one side in one of the most expensive races in the cycle. He was tapped last year by Texans for a Conservative Majority, a super PAC supporting Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) reelection effort.
Tony Fabrizio, Trump’s top pollster, also backed Cornyn. Together, the pair are key players in the White House’s plans for the midterm elections.
And it was part of the senator’s attempt to move closer to Trumpworld, shedding what his critics suggest was a “country club Republican” image, and of course, land the coveted presidential endorsement.
