Beto vs. the Haters

2020 Candidate Shuffle • Nixon-Trump Parallel • Jared Kushner’s Secret Relations [View this email in your browser]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( Beto vs. the Haters Good morning! It’s been a head-spinning 24 hours in the Hive newsroom, dear reader: John Kelly [unloaded]( on Donald Trump. The Michael Cohen pardon story [keeps getting weirder](. And Jared Kushner had a [very intimate reunion]( with his favorite Saudi prince. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with Chris Smith’s gripping reporting on the internecine maneuvering to kneecap Beto O’Rourke before he presumably shakes up 2020. William D. Cohan explains what Trump could learn from Richard Nixon about the dangers of meddling with CNN. Plus: Matt Farwell and Michael Ames have the insider story of Bowe Bergdahl’s longest day. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [Beto O’Rourke shakes hands with supporters.]( [“He’s Never Really Been Hit from the Left Before”: As O’Rourke Prepares to Run, 2020 Democrats Are Sharpening Their Knives—And Looking for an Achilles’ Heel]( By [Chris Smith]( [Progressives are ready to paint O’Rourke as a lightweight elitist, a poseur who is out of touch with the crucial Democratic-primary electorates.]( [The Nixonian Roots of Trump’s CNN Rage]( By [William D. Cohan]( [The president is hardly a student of history. (Or, to hear Michael Cohen tell it, much of a student at all.) But he might want to consider how Nixon’s attempt to quash a corporate merger laid the groundwork for his subsequent impeachment.]( [“We Got a Lost Puppy”: The Inside Story of Bowe Bergdahl’s First Day on the Lam]( By [Matt Farwell]( and [Michael Ames]( [The authors of American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan reconstruct the chaotic, immediate aftermath of the Army private’s disappearance as Mike Flynn and a motley crew of spies and operatives scrambled to find the 23-year-old American before the Taliban smuggled him into Pakistan.]( [Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Is Reportedly Running His Business from Prison]( By [Bess Levin]( [“He has made prison friends, including ‘Krispy’ and ‘D-Block,’ some of whom affectionately call him ‘Asshole.’”]( [“Why the Heck Not?”: Democrats Aren’t Done Packing the 2020 Clown Car]( By [Tina Nguyen]( [Brown is out, but Swalwell and Moulton still want in. Can they break out of the pack or will they be lost in the shuffle?]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, [vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com]( to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.