Breitbart News’s prolific political editor, now Washington Bureau Chief, returned to the swamp in January to a warm reception and a blazing hot soirée hosted by War Room’s Stephen K. Bannon, The National Pulse’s Raheem Kassam, and Human Events’ Jack Posobiec.
Entitled “The Hammer Returns,” the 6+ hour-long event was held at the increasingly notorious Butterworth’s on Capitol Hill, of which your faithful correspondent is an investor.
Luminaries and notables included President Trump’s National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Senators Jim Banks and Dave McCormick, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, and even a smattering of corporate media reporters, presumably there to witness the “freakshow” rather than be “freaks” themselves (and of course avail themselves of the generous open bar and canapés).
Against the backdrop of the first “new media welcome” press conference at the White House and the sheer speed at which the Trump administration has hit the ground running, the festivities were nothing short of well-earned for a 300-strong crowd who predominantly worked on the Trump campaign or other Republican races around the country.
Against the backdrop of the first “new media welcome” press conference at the White House and the sheer speed at which the Trump administration has hit the ground running, the festivities were nothing short of well-earned for a 300-strong crowd who predominantly worked on the Trump campaign or other Republican races around the country.
Boyle remarked upon this during his brief address to the crowd, congratulating White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for throwing the Brady Briefing Room doors open to new media and allowing for greater transparency than any administration in history.
Also at the microphone was Stephen K. Bannon, who, in traditional form, called on attendees to “set new lows” and “drink the bar dry,” which perhaps seems strange to some coming from a man who has been tee-total for four decades. But Bannon’s hospitality knows no bounds, of which attendees took full and welcome advantage, running the two floors of bars dry of spirits and beers by the end of the night.
Your faithful correspondent said a few words, too, as did Jim Banks.
Incredibly, the party had only been planned three days prior, perhaps enlightening of how much Capitol Hill and D.C. dwellers are attuned to the open bar bat signal.
The night wrapped around 1AM, with only about a dozen broken glasses, broken coat racks, and a heavy morning lift for Butterworth’s cleaning crew. However, I think perhaps we felt a little better than most attendees’ heads the next morning.
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