🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️ — Senior advisers to President Trump joked about escaping to Israel and requesting asylum as they anticipated a Republican defeat in the midterm elections, NYT reports. During a private strategy call six days before the vote, Trump adviser James Blair sarcastically remarked, "At least Bibi won. He’ll protect us." Trump's chief pollster, Tony Fabrizio, responded, "Maybe we could get asylum in Israel."