| | | | | President Trump speaks to reporters Monday in the Rose Garden of the White House. Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images | | | Javanka's Dinner Party Diplomacy: Couple hosts bipartisan dinner for senators at their Kalorama home
How to Market a Nazi-Fighting Video Game in 2017: Ad for "Wolfenstein II" shows Nazi getting punched
Pumpkins for Trumpkins: The Trump campaign store is selling $45 orange Jack-o-Lantern MAGA hats | | | What the White House is Talking About:
President Trump today hosts Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The two are scheduled for a joint news conference in the Rose Garden at 1:30 ET. This evening, Trump gives a speech at the Heritage Foundation.
What the White House Press Corps is Talking About:
Still going over all the things the President said yesterday in his impromptu Rose Garden presser, which was a lot. Most notably, his statement, then clarification, of how previous Presidents have handled reaching out to families of military members.
Also, Trump's tweet this morning that Rep. Tom Marino has withdrawn from consideration to be drug czar. And despite a united public front, there are still reports Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is on shaky ground with the boss. Here's The New York Times Magazine piece by Jason Zengerle (and opening spread with a wow illustration by Kelsey Dake) that everyone is buzzing about today: | | Credit: nytimes.com
There Will Be So Much Winning, Except for That $600 Million:
We all know there's nothing Trump dislikes more than losing, so the public reporting in Forbes' iconic list of the 400 richest Americans, out today, that he's down $600 million is probably not making for a pleasant Tuesday. He's still worth $3.1 billion, but it's a plummet from the 156th spot to 248.
We See You, Pete Souza:
Since Trump's remarks about Obama's habits supporting families of wounded or KIA soldiers, former White House chief photographer Pete Souza has now posted two images he took of the former President: | | Credit: @petesouza/Instagram
Our Daily Melania:
The White House this morning released a link to Melania Trump's very first on-camera public service announcement; she's explaining how to help with hurricane relief. | | Credit: whitehouse.gov
And on the FLOTUS fashion front, designer Victoria Beckham says she is fine with dressing Melania Trump. A couple of weeks ago, Melania wore Beckham's $1,000 navy sweater. At a Vogue event, Beckham said: "With regards to the first lady, she did wear something of mine the other day. She bought it from the shop. I just think if any woman chooses to wear me, or invest in me as a designer, that's incredibly flattering."
Javanka's Dinner Party Diplomacy:
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner appear to be reviving the long-lost art of the bipartisan DC dinner party, made famous by the likes of journalist Sally Quinn, wife of the late Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee. Quinn often hosted dinners that would bring together not-always-like-minded pols and power players, forcing conversation on political topics but with the kinder, gentler filter of a social occasion. It was clever. Javanka might be ripping a page from that playbook because last night at their Kalorama mansion, the couple hosted a few senators from both sides of the aisle for dinner -- and discussion about tax reform. According to West Virginia's Joe Manchin, it was good times. Here's what Manchin told Chris Cuomo on CNN's "New Day" this morning:
"I want to thank Jared and Ivanka. They had a wonderful venue for us. That doesn't happen that often when we come together as Democrats and Republicans, truly as Americans representing the whole American population, if you will. And we were able to sit down for a couple of hours. We talked to each other. We talked with each other, not at each other. Ivanka and Jared were great hosts. They kept -- everything was moving in a direction. And we had Steve Mnuchin there, talking about taxes. We really got into some serious content, which I think helped all sides find a pathway forward." | | Tonight's Hot Party, Tho ... :
... will be around the corner from Javanka's house, at the stately home of French Ambassador Gérard Araud. Araud is hosting tout de Washington foodie VIPs (and I somehow snagged an invite!) to celebrate the launch of the 2018 Michelin guide to DC restaurants. The guide is that famous little red book that classifies the best restaurants in cities by star designation. It's only the second time Michelin has deemed Washington "worthy" enough for a guide -- and it's stressing out a lot of chefs. Check my Twitter and/or Instagram later if you want to see some behind-the-scenes party action. **BONUS: Chef José Andrés will be cooking for the party, with six of his restaurants represented. Andrés has been a FORCE in Puerto Rico, heroically helping to provide tens of thousands of meals on a daily basis for hurricane victims. | | What Washington is Talking About:
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is holding a hearing on prescription drug prices.
What America is Talking About:
#MeToo. The hashtag has been used across social media by women and men to share that they have experienced sexual assault and harassment. From noon Sunday to this morning, the hashtag was used on Twitter 825,000 times, per a Twitter spokesman.
Poll of the Day:
As recently as yesterday's news conference with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Trump defended his handling of recovery efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. But a CNN poll finds Trump's approval rating for how he's handling the federal government's response to recent hurricanes has collapsed, from 64% in September to 44%. | | McCain Takes Aim at Nationalism:
While accepting the Liberty Medal on Monday from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Sen. John McCain slammed "half-baked, spurious nationalism" as "unpatriotic as an attachment to any other tired dogma of the past that Americans consigned to the ash heap of history." He also said, "We live in a land made of ideals, not blood and soil," a reference perhaps to the white supremacist use of the term "blood and soil" as tying ethnicity to homeland; some chanted it in August in Charlottesville.
Asked this morning in a radio interview if he'd heard McCain's comments, Trump warned that he'd hit back against the Arizona Republican's remarks. "Yeah, well, I hear it. And people have to be careful because at some point, I fight back," Trump said. "I'm being very nice. I'm being very, very nice. But at some point, I fight back, and it won't be pretty."
Popovich Pops Off On Trump:
Following Trump's inaccurate claim yesterday that his predecessors didn't call the families of fallen service members, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich called The Nation's Dave Zirin, who covers sports and politics, and said he had something he wanted to say. "Please make sure this is on the record," he said, before calling Trump "a soulless coward who thinks that he can only become large by belittling others." | | Credit: The Nation
GQ's November Cover Star LeBron James Isn't Running For President:
GQ calls James "the greatest living athlete" in its new issue and asks him if he'd run for president ("Nah"), why he speaks out on social issues ("I do it because it's my responsibility"), and about conversations he has with his children about racism ("When you get pulled over, call your mom or dad, put it on speakerphone, and put your phone underneath the seat. But be respectful the whole time."), among other topics. There's also a shot of him in a $3,050 Versace coat over his shoulders. That's what we at COVER/LINE like to call "Melanahe." | | Credit: GQ
How to Market a Nazi-Fighting Video Game in 2017:
"Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus" is the latest installment of a first-person shooter video game in which players take on Nazis. It comes out a week from Friday, and the Twitter account for the franchise tweeted an ad with the words, "There is only one side," and video showing a Nazi getting punched. | | Credit: @wolfenstein/Twitter
"We weren't going to hide from the fact our game is about killing Nazis and freeing the US from their rule, and if we can reference current events as part of talking about the game, so be it," Pete Hines, vice president of marketing at Bethesda Softworks, told Rolling Stone. "Nazis are evil. We aren't afraid to remind people of that."
Pence Makes Prophets of Rage Music Video Cameo:
The protest rock supergroup released a video for its song, "Strength In Numbers," that features fast cuts of NFL anthem protests, vintage footage of actors in blackface, and firearms, and ends with Vice President Pence, hand over his heart as an American flag Speedo fades in.
Tiffany Trump Shares Birthday Pic:
A rare Instagram post from Tiffany Trump, who posted this photo on Instagram from her 24th birthday party last week. | | Credit: @tiffanytrump/Instagram
Pumpkins for Trumpkins:
The Trump campaign store is now selling $45 orange MAGA hats with a Jack-o-Lantern face on the front and "Make America Great Again" on the back. | | Credit: shop.donaldjtrump.com
Street Art Sighting:
October is always a good time for pumpkin political street art, like this drawn-on Trump Jack-o-Latern with yellow towel hair spotted by our colleague, Cassie Spodak, in Dupont. | | | Send me your pics of political street art to coverlinehunter@cnn.com, tweet me @hunterschwarz or tag @cnncoverline on Instagram. | | | | | | |
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