“There’s Always a Risk With Him of Being Trolled”: A Donald Trump 2024 Bid Will Test If the Media’s Learned Anything Since 2016

Is SBF Going to Prison? • Biden Underestimated • Trump’s Revenge-by-Tax-Audit Plot [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “There’s Always a Risk With Him of Being Trolled”: A Donald Trump 2024 Bid Will Test If the Media’s Learned Anything Since 2016 Good morning from the Hive newsroom! The suspense could soon be over. Donald Trump is expected to announce his 2024 presidential bid at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. In anticipation, Charlotte Klein [caught up]( with reporters on the beat with one question in mind: Has the media actually learned anything about covering Trump since 2016? “‘Trump speaks at a rally’ is no longer a story,” one reporter at a major outlet told Klein. Klein also [spotted]( another possible 2024 hopeful making the media rounds: Mike Pence, who—while on his book tour—finally said Trump “endangered” him on January 6. Elsewhere, is Sam Bankman-Fried going to go to prison over his crypto empire’s full meltdown? Bess Levin [explores]( the possibility as reports circulate that the Manhattan US attorney's office is investigating the former FTX CEO's practices. Speaking of legally questionable matters, Levin [writes]( on the revelation that Trump, on multiple occasions, allegedly suggested siccing the IRS on his enemies. Plus, Molly Jong-Fast [asks]( White House chief of staff Ron Klain why he thinks the pundit class got the midterms so wrong. [Image may contain: Donald Trump, Adult, Person, Formal Wear, Tie, Accessories, Suit, Clothing, and Electrical Device]( [“There’s Always a Risk With Him of Being Trolled”: A Donald Trump 2024 Bid Will Test If the Media’s Learned Anything Since 2016]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [As news outlets turn toward Mar-a-Lago this week for “a very big announcement,” journalists talked to Vanity Fair about the challenges of covering the twice-impeached former president—and avoiding the pitfalls. “‘Trump speaks at a rally’ is no longer a story,” said one reporter.]( [Read more button](   [Mike Pence Finally Says Trump Was “Part of the Problem” on Jan. 6]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The former vice president, who is promoting his new book and is rumored to be eyeing his own presidential run, gives his harshest rebuke of Trump’s actions during the Capitol attack to date.]( [Read more button](   [How Much Trouble Is FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried In?]( By [Bess Levin]( [Answer: It sure sounds like a lot, and his tweets are certainly not helping.]( [Read more button](   [“Voters Are Smarter Than the Media”: The Pundit Class Misjudged the American People]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [The midterm results were a gut-punch to journalists predicting doom for Democrats. It again shows, says Ron Klain, how Joe Biden “has been underestimated as a candidate, as a president, and as a party leader.”]( [Read more button](   [Report: Trump Allegedly Demanded His Enemies Be Investigated by the IRS—And They Were!]( By [Bess Levin]( [As Trump gears up for a third White House bid, consider this a reminder about the power he thinks the president of the United States possesses.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [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](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2022 Condé Nast