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Trump aides joked about prison food, MS NOW panel recounts

Nicolle Wallace's panel examines newspaper reporting on private pessimism, White House renovations and attempts to limit Republican midterm losses.

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Why this story? One of MS NOW's most watched videos since yesterday, with 809,459 views.

'Trump DOOMED the GOP: Trump aides privately in SHAMBLES and joking about preparing for PRISON FOOD

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0:30Wallace recounts newspaper reporting contrasting Trump's focus on White House renovations with voter concerns.
2:47Times reporting describes aides joking privately about prison food and Israeli asylum.
4:08Landrieu argues that widespread Republican losses represent a rejection of Trumpism and unfulfilled promises.
6:37Parker says aides recognized behavior they considered politically damaging but could not control Trump.
8:20Parker discusses James Blair's redistricting efforts to counter expected Republican losses.

A private conference call among senior Trump aides included jokes about prison food and seeking asylum in Israel, according to New York Times reporting recounted on MS NOW's Deadline: White House.

Nicolle Wallace uses that reported exchange to examine the mood inside Donald Trump's circle around Republicans' midterm defeats. The remarks are presented as dark jokes among aides, not as an announcement of criminal proceedings.

The segment draws on reporting from The Times and The Wall Street Journal describing Trump's attention to White House renovations while Republicans faced concerns about issues important to voters. Wallace also recounts his rejection of unfavorable polling and his explanation that he had not personally been on the ballot.

Ashley Parker, a staff writer at The Atlantic, describes a recurring frustration in the reporting: aides recognized behavior they believed was hurting Republicans but could not control it. She also discusses strategist James Blair's efforts to counter anticipated losses through redistricting.

Mitch Landrieu, the Democratic former mayor of New Orleans and former Biden adviser, offers a political interpretation of the result. He argues that the breadth of Republican losses amounted to a rejection of Trumpism and promises that had not been fulfilled. Sam Stein of The Bulwark also joins the discussion.

The video drew roughly 810,000 views since yesterday. Its focus is less on staffing changes after the election than on what aides reportedly understood about the risks before the results arrived.

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