Coles and Wolff bring election calls inside Trump's Head
The Daily Beast's election-night broadcast passes half a million views, followed by a second live edition examining the Democratic victory.
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ITH LIVE: Trump's Ultimate Nightmare Begins w/ Joanna Coles & Michael Wolff
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- 0:07Coles begins with Jon Ossoff projected to win Georgia's Senate contest.
- 1:28Wolff describes the White House spaces used on election night, including the residence and East Room.
- 7:05Wolff argues that losing the House would expose Trump to Democratic investigations and subpoenas.
- 12:59Coles reads Trump's posts attacking Fox News polling and Jessica Tarlov.
- 16:53Coles acknowledges international viewers and reports an AP call for Chris Pappas.
- 19:54Coles announces the AP call declaring Roy Cooper the North Carolina Senate winner.
Joanna Coles opens with a projected Jon Ossoff victory in Georgia. Michael Wolff turns to the White House: the Map Room, the private residence and the East Room party. The Daily Beast's election-night livestream moves between incoming results and Wolff's account of the president's surroundings.
"ITH LIVE: Trump's Ultimate Nightmare Begins w/ Joanna Coles & Michael Wolff" was the most watched of the channel's sixteen uploads this week, reaching roughly 528,000 views. Its central question is more concrete than its title: what would losing the House mean for Trump? Wolff points to Democratic investigations and subpoenas, carrying the discussion beyond the electoral map to the scrutiny a changed Congress could bring.
Coles also reads Trump's attacks on Fox News polling, while Wolff recalls his disputes with the network's election coverage in earlier years. Then the results keep arriving, including AP calls for Chris Pappas and Roy Cooper. Coles makes room for the international audience too, reading out locations from people watching live.
The channel has already followed that broadcast with "ITH LIVE: Trump's Election Disaster Fury w/ Joanna Coles & Michael Wolff." Those two live editions carry its strongest viewing momentum, with Hugh Dougherty and Sarah Ewall-Wice's results discussion also drawing attention. The week's story has shifted from forecasting Republican losses to discussing their consequences.
The Daily Beast added about 4,000 subscribers over the week, a quicker rate of growth than across the past month overall. Daily viewing is also well above its usual level. Among nearby news channels, Face the Nation and SBS News are having elevated viewing days too; for The Daily Beast, the two Coles-Wolff broadcasts are doing much of the immediate work.
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Coles reads Trump's Truth Social posts criticizing Fox News polling and Jessica Tarlov.


