Donald Trump, Sadly, Can’t Be Counted Out

Alito Leak Allegations • Elon Musk’s Twitter Whims • Trump’s Kiss of Death [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Donald Trump, Sadly, Can’t Be Counted Out Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Molly Jong-Fast [opines]( on Donald Trump’s waning influence in the GOP post-midterms, reminding us that the former president has bounced back from ill-repute several times over. “When you throw your fate and fortune in with MAGA’s Grim Reaper,” a Trump biographer tells Jong-Fast, “you don’t get to end the relationship on your own terms.” Republicans have been particularly wary of Trump’s potential impact on Georgia’s runoff election, as Bess Levin writes, noting that even his closest allies have advised him against holding a rally in support of Republican Herschel Walker. With Elon Musk having officially reactivated Trump’s account on Twitter, Caleb Ecarma [observes]( that the company has entered into an era of inconsistent content moderation that could anger advertisers. Meanwhile, amid fresh allegations that Samuel Alito leaked a landmark decision (which Alito denied through a spokesperson) to a conservative activist in 2014, Eric Lutz [finds]( yet another reason to doubt the Supreme Court’s legitimacy. And Abigail Tracy [reports]( on a Republican-backed resolution in Ohio that would make it harder to propose pro-choice ballot initiatives. Thanks for reading! [Donald Trump, Sadly, Can’t Be Counted Out]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [The former president looks diminished post-midterms, and it’s easy to dismiss his 2024 candidacy. But Trump faced doubts from Republican leaders, pundits, and big donors in 2016—and we all know what happened.]( [Read more button](   [Republicans Lost Big on Abortion Ballot Measures. Now They’re Trying to Change the Rules]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [Ohio’s Republican secretary of state says a proposal to make it harder to pass ballot initiatives isn’t about abortion. But as Ohio advocates debate a possible abortion ballot measure, liberal advocates are calling it “a power grab.”]( [Read more button](   [The Samuel Alito Leak Allegations Put the Supreme Court’s Accountability Problem on Full Display]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Democrats are calling for an inquiry into a report that the conservative justice had previously leaked a major decision to antiabortion activists, which he denies.]( [Read more button](   [We’re Officially in the Elon Musk Era of Content Moderation]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Kanye West is back. Alex Jones is out. Policies are decided by Twitter polls. Will Musk be able to keep his fans, and advertisers, happy?]( [Read more button](   [Report: Trump Is Not Reacting Well to GOP Pleas for Him to Stay Away From the Georgia Runoff]( By [Bess Levin]( [Meanwhile, the ex-president reportedly plans to go nuclear if the state welcomes Ron DeSantis.]( [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