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The Red Letter

Postscript: The Calls I Don't Take

Two interviews. Two parties. Two attempts to influence editorial decisions—and why I said no.

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Tara Palmeri
Jul 02, 2026
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Welcome back to The Red Letter.

This is the Postscript—where I offer insight into my reporting and explain the editorial decisions that shape the journalism you read and watch here.

Recently, both Republicans and Democrats have asked me to change stories after publication. For very different reasons, which I’ll explain below, but from a similar belief tha…

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