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Mike Davis trolls the left online. He could also help Trump pick MAGA judges. [View all]
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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