Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Boston Herald Endorses Trump – 4 Years After Backing ‘None of the Above’
The Herald editorial board questioned “what’s normal in 2020?”
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Trump Campaign Spokesman Clashes With Cuomo on CNN Over COVID, Resurrects Q-Tip Moment
Remember Cuomo’s giant cotton swab prop from earlier in the pandemic? It’s back
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Rob Brown, Fox News Video Producer, Dies of COVID
A Monday report in the Daily Beast said Brown died from complications of COVID-19, which Fox News would not confirm
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Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court
The confirmation vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee was held in the Republican-controlled Senate on Monday
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Jim Carrey Adds Trump to ‘Hellbound Class of 2020’
The president joins Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz in the actor’s “hellbound class”
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No, Biden Did Not Mistakenly Call Trump ‘George’ (Video)
Right-wing figures — including the president — ran with the theory, but Biden was speaking to interviewer George Lopez
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Minnesota GOP Senate Candidate Undergoes Emergency Hernia Surgery
Jason Lewis, a former Congressional representative, was rushed into surgery days before the election
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Fox News President and 4 On-Air Hosts to Quarantine After COVID Exposure
Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Dana Perino and Juan Williams to host their shows remotely, New York Times reports
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‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Aghast After Trump’s Chief of Staff Says ‘We’re Not Going to Control the Pandemic’ (Video)
Joe Scarborough compares Trump administration’s COVID response to history’s greatest surrenders
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Trump Baselessly Calls COVID Surges ‘Fake News Media Conspiracy’
States around the country are seeing spikes in cases but the president thinks it’s all pre-election politics
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Fox News Says Melissa Francis Isn’t Fired but She’s Been Off Air Since Filing Gender-Pay Complaint
Francis has been off Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network since Oct. 7
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Derek Medina Promoted to ABC News Executive Vice President
Medina has served as ABC News’ senior vice president for business affairs, rights & clearances, archives and video sales since 2008
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‘Morning Joe’ Describes President’s Subdued Debate Performance as ‘Quaalude Trump’
“‘Quaalude Trump’ is better than ‘Crystal Meth Trump,’” said MSNBC’s John Heilemann
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Trump Retweets Megyn Kelly’s Debate Praise After Savaging Her as Moderator 5 Years Ago
Trump made his infamous “blood coming out of her wherever” comment after being grilled by Kelly during the 2015 Republican primary
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Trump-Biden Debate Viewers Want Even More ‘Mute Button’
Candidates were muted throughout Thursday’s debate and the move was a hit on Twitter