“DOES he say stupid shit? Yeah, but at the end of the day Mr Trump really cares about Americans,” said a campaign worker at Donald Trump’s party on the evening of November 8th. Another, more senior staffer, quietly reprimanded him, saying he should not speak to journalists after he’d had been drinking. The worker quickly turned back to your correspondent to say: “But here’s the thing, I told you the truth, so whatever.”
Mr Trump’s election night bash at the Hilton, a midtown Manhattan hotel, was invite-only. Among the attendees were campaign workers and a smattering of well-known Republicans, such as Sarah Palin. Most of the men were in suits, many of them pin-stripe. Many of the women, smartly turned out, waved “Women for Trump banners, which had been stacked outside the banquet room door, along with ones proclaiming “Hispanics for Trump” and “Silent Majority Stands with Trump”. Nearly everyone wore a “Make America Great” red baseball hat. As more states were called for Mr Trump and it became apparent that he was winning, the crowd grew boisterous. Revellers turned their baseball caps backwards; some took pictures of themselves with a cake made in...Continue reading
Source: United States http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2016/11/victory-bash?fsrc=rss
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