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Updated · NBC News · Nov 5
Trump Advisers Met at Camp David in August to Limit Midterm Losses
Updated
Updated · NBC News · Nov 5

Trump Advisers Met at Camp David in August to Limit Midterm Losses

2 articles · Updated · NBC News · Nov 5

Summary

  • Late August meetings at Camp David brought together President Donald Trump’s top advisers to map out a midterm strategy aimed less at winning outright than limiting political damage.
  • Camp David — the Maryland retreat presidents often use for war planning, dealmaking or seclusion — served as the setting even though Trump himself did not attend.
  • The gathering underscored growing concern inside Trump’s team about the midterm landscape and the need for a defensive plan ahead of the elections.

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