Aidan Mclaughlin
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 14
- Latest publication
- Sep 17, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Vanity Fair
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- Jul 9, 2026
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Mansions, Jets, and the Secret White House Watch: The New Status Symbols of Trump's Washington (opens the original)
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The ultimate marker of status in Donald Trump’s Washington is a custom Rolex, which is curious because Rolex no longer offers custom watches. These exclusive timepieces—so exclusive that barely anyone knows they exist—were purchased and then modified by a bespoke operation in London. There are two options: a gold Day-Date Presidential and a GMT Pepsi, both with blue faces and the gold seal of the president on the dial. At the 45- and 47-second markers sits a star. On the back, there’s an engravi
At Trumpapalooza, Republicans Bear-Hug the President. But Few Dare Mention His War. (opens the original)
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Over the last few months, in the run-up to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, the party’s official Instagram page has been a running feed of MAGA iconography. There are illustrations of a buff Donald Trump riding a stallion and waving an American flag; of Trump in a cowboy hat on a packet of Marlboro Reds. The president isn’t on the ballot in November, but the Republican National Committee made it explicit: This would be, in the words of chairman Joe Gruters, “Trumpapalooza.” So
Is Pete Hegseth’s Reign of Chaos at the Pentagon a Prelude to a 2028 Run? (opens the original)
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It was a few hours after midnight on election night, and Fox News host Pete Hegseth was wearing a MAGA hat, leaping with joy and high-fiving colleagues at a bar in Tennessee. Hegseth was on the clock. Fox had dispatched the cohost of Fox & Friends Weekend to Kid Rock’s “Big Ass Honky Tonk & Rock n’ Roll Steak House” in Nashville, where the MAGA rapper was holding a 2024 presidential election night party. Hegseth was hosting Fox’s digital coverage, drink in hand. “Trump elected president!” Hegset
Inside Karoline Leavitt’s Wildly Pugilistic, Seriously Professional Press Shop (opens the original)
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In the early hours of the morning, Air Force One hurtled across the Pacific Ocean toward Anchorage. There it would refuel before taking off again for the final destination of Joint Base Andrews. The president and his staff were returning from a whirlwind swing through Asia that featured meetings with China’s president Xi Jinping and Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, as well as the presentation of one very large gold crown. On Air Force One, somewhere above Alaska, White House communication
Shermanâs March: How Fashion Learned to Fear a Newsletter (opens the original)
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High above the Hotel Bel-Air, inside a pale âyellow pavilion, Lauren Sherman sits quietly and watches as models glide by in leather riding boots and silk scarves. A parade of luxury executives, fashion journalists, and a few celebrities have been shuttled up the hills to be here just before golden hour. The man who owns the property, a prime three-acre tract with sweeping views of Los Angeles, whispers that Hermès spent millions of dollars to build this butter-hued extravaganza from scratch.
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