Tony's Diary Package — page 223

Global -- USA Kayleigh continues to make a fool of herself on TV with ridiculous answers to questions. PRESS: Interview with John Lauerman (Bloomberg News - London); WNYC NPR Radio with Brian Lehrer; Radiolab Public Radio Interview podcast Jab Abumrad; ESPN 98.7 Radio Interview (30 minutes) June 23, 2020 - Global - USA Big day today with House Energy and Commerce Hearing on COVID-19. Me, Redfield, Hahn, Giroir. VP called me at 10:00 AM when I was driving with Farncois to the Hearing. He called from Air Force 2 (on way to Wisconsin) and we spoke for 25 minutes. He wanted to know if I needed anything. He is a good guy, but he was really calling (sub-text of his words) to urge me to go lightly in my explanations and to not forget to bring out some of the positive things that are being done. He still is a guy with the glass half full and not half empty. He even admitted this in the conversation. Hearing was very long (6 hours). I had some cantankerous exchanges with Rep. McKinley (R-WV) who was giving me shit about saying early on that we should not wear masks to save them for the HCWs at a time when there was a shortage. I said "Ok, we are going to play that game" This went viral on social media. Also, I sqwitched in the middle of the Hearing from a black mask to a Washington Nationals mask, which went viral and 2 days later led to a big photo of me with the Nats mask in the Sports Section of the Washington Post. POTUS tweeted about me right before the Hearing: