Senior Trump advisers joked about fleeing to Israel and seeking asylum as they prepared for a Republican midterm loss, the New York Times reports. In a private strategy call six days before the vote, adviser James Blair tweeted: "At least Bibi won. He will protect us," and the head reviewer Tony Fabrizio replied, "Maybe we can get asylum in Israel. ".

Senior Trump advisers joked about fleeing to Israel and seeking asylum as they prepared for a Republican midterm loss, the New York Times reports. In a private strategy call six days before the vote, adviser James Blair tweeted: "At least Bibi won. He will protect us," and the head reviewer Tony Fabrizio replied, "Maybe we can get asylum in Israel. ".