Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Trump Says Lawrence O’Donnell ‘Should Sue the Source’ on Loan Story
In a radio interview with Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade, Trump again called the MSNBC story “fake news”
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Trump Campaign’s Kayleigh McEnany Says President Has Never Lied, CNN’s Chris Cuomo Responds: ‘Interview’s Over’
“If you can’t admit that this president has lied to the American people, you will never have credibility,” CNN hosts tells McEnany
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Trump Says Lawrence O’Donnell’s Retracted Story ‘No Different’ From All the Other Fake News
“So bad for the USA!” president tweets
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Lawrence O’Donnell Retracts Story About Trump’s Deutsche Bank Loans and Apologizes
“I did not go through the rigorous verification and standards process here at MSNBC before repeating what I heard from my source,” O’Donnell says on Wednesday night’s show
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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Admits ‘Error in Judgment’ in Report on Trump Finances After President’s Legal Threat
POTUS’ personal attorney threatened defamation suit over Tuesday night report
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Former Trump Campaign Spokesman Jason Miller Loses Defamation Suit to Gizmodo
The former CNN political commentator filed the suit against Gizmodo Media Group in October 2018, seeking to recover $100 million in damages
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Fox News’ Brit Hume Hits Back After Trump Attacks ‘Terrible’ Coverage: ‘Fox News Isn’t Supposed to Work for You’
The president has attacked Fox on Twitter repeatedly this summer
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CNN’s Alisyn Camerota ‘Can’t Wait’ to See How Fox News Handles Latest Trump Story
Former “Fox and Friends” co-host responds to news that president told officials he will pardon them if they break laws while trying to finish construction on border wall
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Trump Blames ‘Lightweight’ Bret Stephens for NY Times Bedbug ‘Infestation’
The president went after the “tough guy” columnist for “quitting Twitter” after being called a bedbug himself
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Oklahoma City News Anchor Apologizes for Comparing Black Colleague to Gorilla Live on Air (Video)
“I said something yesterday that was inconsiderate. It was inappropriate and I hurt people,” said Alex Housden
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MTV VMAs: 5 Things You Didn’t See on TV (Photos & Video)
TheWrap witnesses a pre-show protest, confusion over the Jonas Brothers, and some serious (big) butt control
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CNN Town Hall With Democratic Candidates De Blasio and Bullock Marks Ratings Low
Bullock-de Blasio back-to-back events mark all-time ratings low for town halls on the network in 2019
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NY Times Columnist Bret Stephens Complains to Professor’s Boss After Tweet Calling Him a ‘Bedbug’
The George Washington University provost responded, inviting Stephens to campus “to speak about civil discourse in the digital age”
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Trump Denies ‘Ridiculous’ Report He Asked About Bombing Hurricanes, Axios Stands by Report
Axios’ Jonathan Swan says there’s a White House memo on his comments
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Lara Spencer: ‘I Am Deeply Sorry’ for ‘Insensitive’ Remark About Prince George’s Ballet Class
“Good Morning America” co-anchor sits down with three influential male dancers to understand their experiences
