The administration's strategy for the midterms was led by James Blair, Tony Fabrizio, and Susie Wiles.
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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
Independent tier1 reporting from Reuters names Susie Wiles, James Blair and Tony Fabrizio as the Trump advisers who outlined the 2026 midterm plan, and other coverage says Blair was responsible for executing the midterm strategy.
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… These are core, core central campaign promises of my. Not only that, but clearly it didn't work. Like, whatever they're thinking about how you don't understand how the political system works, and we need to win the midterms, they got destroyed. Historic. Yeah, and fully from the strategy of James Blair and Tony Fabrizio and Susie, and the war, and the war. Jesus, it sounds so, but the strategy, like, I'll just hit it again: when you buy into the belief that money for campaigns is more important, is the most important thing, you can excuse anything. And I don't even think it's true. …
The Joe Rogan Experience · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters (April 2026) reports that Trump's political advisers, including Wiles, Blair and Fabrizio, outlined the midterm plan in a closed-door meeting with top campaign officials.[1]
Supports. Politico reports Blair was running the White House political operation and responsible for Trump's 2026 midterm strategy.[2]
Supports. A July 2026 profile citing Axios says Blair was responsible for executing the midterm plan, and describes Fabrizio as running campaign strategy alongside LaCivita.[3]
Context. The claim's wording is a faithful paraphrase of the post's reference to the strategy of Blair, Fabrizio and Wiles; the post's own account is the claimant's and is not used as evidence.[4][5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated, 1 tier 3
- 1Republicans retool midterm strategy: Trump's policies, but less Trumpreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2'Brilliant James': How James Blair took Washington by stormpolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Five People Running Trump's Money Machine — and Where They ...insidepoliticalmoney.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Ex-RFK Jr. aide spills tea to Joe Rogan on ugly workings ...rawstory.com · tier 3 · cited for: context
- 5#2578 - Calley Means | Smash Notessmashnotes.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6#2578 - Calley Meanspodscripts.co · not rated · cited for: context
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