I think the best conversation to have been able to eavesdrop on was the one the minute after … - Alyssa Mastromonaco

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Alyssa Mastromonaco

I think the best conversation to have been able to eavesdrop on was the one the minute after it was called that Trump would be the next president of the Unites States. Because by all indications, it does not seem anybody thought they were going to win. That is the moment I wish I could have been a fly on the wall. Or, like, in the microwave, whatever.

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