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Mike Davis trolls the left online. He could also help Trump pick MAGA judges.
Mike Davis trolls the left online. He could also help Trump pick MAGA judges.
Mike Davis, an omnipresent and combative presence on right-wing media, has also positioned himself to be a key adviser on judicial selection for Donald Trump if he is reelected.
Mike Davis, left, then-chief counsel for nominations, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in 2018. Davis helped move hundreds of former president Donald Trump’s appointments to the federal branch, including Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP)
By Beth Reinhard and Marianne LeVine
October 19, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
In the disheveled basement of a Capitol Hill rowhouse, amid piles of old newspapers and conservative tomes and computer equipment, Mike Davis leaned into a live microphone.
In front of the eagle-emblazoned backdrop familiar to fans of the far-right “War Room” podcast, the lawyer-turned-right-wing provocateur delivered his trademark tirade against Donald Trump’s legal and political opponents, whom he mocks as wild-eyed gluttons brandishing multiple indictments against the former president.
“They’re like the fat kids at the all-you-can-eat buffet. They just can’t stop eating,” Davis said in a recent interview with The Washington Post after the podcast. A beat later he added: “I intentionally want to trigger people with that one.”
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Trump has embraced Davis, a lawyer-turned-right-wing provocateur who is likely to be at the forefront of the legal battle if the former president contests the results of the 2024 election. (Jack Dempsey/AP)
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Aaron Schaffer and Clara Ence Morse contributed to this report.
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By Beth Reinhard
Beth Reinhard has been a reporter at The Washington Post since 2017. She previously worked at The Wall Street Journal, National Journal, The Miami Herald and The Palm Beach Post. follow on X @bethreinhard
By Marianne LeVine
Marianne LeVine is a national political reporter for The Washington Post.follow on X @marianne_levine
Mike Davis, an omnipresent and combative presence on right-wing media, has also positioned himself to be a key adviser on judicial selection for Donald Trump if he is reelected.
Mike Davis, left, then-chief counsel for nominations, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in 2018. Davis helped move hundreds of former president Donald Trump’s appointments to the federal branch, including Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP)
By Beth Reinhard and Marianne LeVine
October 19, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
In the disheveled basement of a Capitol Hill rowhouse, amid piles of old newspapers and conservative tomes and computer equipment, Mike Davis leaned into a live microphone.
In front of the eagle-emblazoned backdrop familiar to fans of the far-right “War Room” podcast, the lawyer-turned-right-wing provocateur delivered his trademark tirade against Donald Trump’s legal and political opponents, whom he mocks as wild-eyed gluttons brandishing multiple indictments against the former president.
“They’re like the fat kids at the all-you-can-eat buffet. They just can’t stop eating,” Davis said in a recent interview with The Washington Post after the podcast. A beat later he added: “I intentionally want to trigger people with that one.”
{snip}
Trump has embraced Davis, a lawyer-turned-right-wing provocateur who is likely to be at the forefront of the legal battle if the former president contests the results of the 2024 election. (Jack Dempsey/AP)
{snip}
Aaron Schaffer and Clara Ence Morse contributed to this report.
Share
(Not on this phone.)
By Beth Reinhard
Beth Reinhard has been a reporter at The Washington Post since 2017. She previously worked at The Wall Street Journal, National Journal, The Miami Herald and The Palm Beach Post. follow on X @bethreinhard
By Marianne LeVine
Marianne LeVine is a national political reporter for The Washington Post.follow on X @marianne_levine
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