Hello, and welcome to Mind of Micah.

Today on Mind of Micah, it is Part 3 of Micah's Read of the Week about what it was really

like to serve the right-wing elite inside of BLT Steakhouse inside of Trump Hotel in Washington.

Parts 1 and 2 we heard about the present and his preferences which were objectively

hilarious. We also heard about some of the characters that would hang out there and what

it was like serving the VIPs. Today is Part 3 and we're about to get to some notable names

here including the My Pillow Guy. But before we do, I'll remind you to check out Micah's

Read of the Week the Newsletter, and of course, back door cover, the sports podcast we've

been doing for years, and we will continue to do. You heard MWBK. All right, without further

do, it's on to Part 3. We ended Part 2 with a quote from a former general manager. I've

worked in a few fine dining places, but I've never worked somewhere where the VIP list

was just so crazy. There were a couple people where they had their entire order in our

notes on open table. Then there was lobbyist David Baccorney, a big Republican donor and

Beltway operative since his days in the Reagan White House. He liked to get his morning

coffee from the restaurant, but he'd show up before it was open. Instead of just asking

him to come later, quote, they decided we'll just have coffee 15 minutes early because

David Baccorney's going to be going to be there. Whoever was working those mornings

knew he had to be there on time and maybe a little early because this guy is coming in.

Regulars such as Florida, Congress and Matt Gates and my pillow CEO, the my pillow guy,

Mike Lindell, were always around the lobby taking selfies with fans. In the restaurant,

some top White House officials including Kelly and Conway and Sarah Huckabee Sanders preferred

more private booths in the back. But generally, the place to be was a long table, along the

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