Dan Diamond
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White House reporter @WashingtonPost. Focused on policy, politics and public health. Find me on Signal: dan_diamond.01
Washington, D.C.
Joined October 2008
Scoop - SUSAN MONAREZ, nation’s newly installed CDC director, is being ousted, people familiar tell @lenasun @LaurenWeberHP + me https://t.co/ycPgoKUZfZ
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Susan Monarez was confirmed as the CDC’s director in July. Three top agency officials announced resignations as the Trump administration moved to oust her.
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NEW: We uncovered records showing President Trump himself got two principal-residence mortgages that match his own description of criminal “mortgage fraud.” The year was 1993 …
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One night in the "Trump Kennedy Center" — a dispatch as the president reveled in his takeover of the building, and his allies called for a name change. “Why not?” said Kari Lake. “Just like he’s saving America, he’s saving the Kennedy Center." https://t.co/TQDNkoUkbH
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The president reveled in his control of the arts facility, as his allies cheered his hosting duties and called to rename the building after him.
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Sign of the vibe shift? 2016: Rock band CHEAP TRICK mocked idea of performing at RNC that was nominating Trump Tonight: same band is covering “Rock and Roll All Nite” to honor KISS in big finale at Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors
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Trump has proactively trashed media, saying he’ll get “horrible” reviews. But he’s been loose and funny. And his delivery is far tighter and on-script than usual speeches. Crowd here — packed with MAGA fans — has reliably laughed at his jokes. “I love you!” one woman yells.
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We’re covering tonight’s Kennedy Center Honors, with Trump as host. The show will be broadcast on CBS in two weeks, but can read @travismandrews @janaykingsberry @ables_kelsey and me here now: https://t.co/HEwPZ6CAIy Story will be updated thru the night.
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In a first, President Donald Trump will host the gala, which honors Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, Sylvester Stallone and George Strait.
Trump kicking off the Kennedy Center honors, clearly enjoying himself as he addresses audience. TRUMP: “You're going to have a great time … you just listen to music, and if Trump is no good, you'll say, the hell with him. Just listen. Get off the stage.”
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KURT RUSSELL is now roasting and toasting Sylvester Stallone, one of tonight’s honorees. And in a detail that might only interest me, Russell shared stories from making a movie with Stallone … but never named it as TANGO & CASH. Doesn’t he know it’s one of @TheRewatchables?
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Trump also says tonight’s honorees are connected by “persistence” — and then jokes about (insults?) the audience, to laughter. TRUMP: “I know so many of you, and you are persistent. Many of you are miserable, horrible people. Sometimes I wish you'd give up, but you don't.”
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Trump kicking off the Kennedy Center honors, clearly enjoying himself as he addresses audience. TRUMP: “You're going to have a great time … you just listen to music, and if Trump is no good, you'll say, the hell with him. Just listen. Get off the stage.”
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of CMS. He tells me that a “batch” of Most Favored Nation drug-price announcements are expected this month. “Literally, it's about getting on the President's schedule and organizing the timing,” he says.
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Kennedy Center director Ric Grenell, Defense secretary Pete Hegseth in conversation on the red carpet
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My update from the Kennedy Center red carpet: New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft appears to be wearing sparkly Nikes
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A lot of corporate donations and sponsorships for construction projects in DC these days. Some of the $ in the $250M raised by politicians in 2025 to refurbish The Kennedy Center:
The Washington Post published this story overnight, hours before Ambassador Grenell’s tweet.
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(I’m also aware of a Washington Post reporter who tweeted about Grenell’s fundraising comments this morning, contra his claim a few hrs later that our paper was ignoring them.)
Trump claims he’s “fixed��� the Kennedy Center as its signature weekend gets underway. He received a 2 min-plus standing ovation from allies last night, and Ric Grenell touted record fundraising from this year’s Honors. But stars are staying away. https://t.co/hOnbNksOjV
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The Washington Post published this story overnight, hours before Ambassador Grenell’s tweet.
Notice how the @nytimes and the @washingtonpost are silent about the record-breaking fundraising by Donald Trump for the Kennedy Center…. Not only did we raise $23 million in one night for Honors but we’ve raised more than $130 million in just 10 months. Their agenda is
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“Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center is showier, emptier and more political,” @travismandrews and @janaykingsberry write in a deep dive of its changes. Trump is overhauling the programming — and the building itself. Ticket sales are down and controversy is up. https://t.co/9u7TL4vSF3
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In 10 months, President Donald Trump has transformed the Kennedy Center. Now comes his biggest night yet: the Kennedy Center Honors.
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Trump claims he’s “fixed” the Kennedy Center as its signature weekend gets underway. He received a 2 min-plus standing ovation from allies last night, and Ric Grenell touted record fundraising from this year’s Honors. But stars are staying away. https://t.co/hOnbNksOjV
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The president, who has fired the center’s leaders and changed its programming, basked in applause from allies Saturday.
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Trump also said that Caterpillar offered to contribute “all of the tractors, all of the excavation equipment, and all of the lifts and generators” for the ballroom. Donors have generally refused to disclose the value of their donations and terms of their gifts.
Democrats ramping up probes into Trump's $300M ballroom. @SenAdamSchiff seeking “complete accounting” of the ballroom's financing and terms for donors @SenBlumenthal demanding info from contractors more w @jonathanreports
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At Kennedy Center medallion dinner, Trump riffing on White House ballroom construction Shared a new piece of information: the president just said that Carrier contributed $17 million worth of air conditioning for the ballroom
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Awaiting President Trump at the State Department for Kennedy Center medallion dinner Spotted on the red carpet: actor Kelsey Grammer, White House official Stephen Miller and his wife Katie
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Trump brands himself around peace while threatening war. The "Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace" arrives as Trump's Department of War touts its lethal boat strikes. "Orwellian is about the nicest term I can come up with,” Sen. @ChrisCoons told me. https://t.co/O3gwI9MS8w
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The president talks frequently of his desire for more peace. He also likes talking like a warmonger.
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