Host of “The Briefing with Jen Psaki, MS NOW’s Jen Psaki spoke with Democrat Emily Gregory, the projected winner to represent Florida’s state House District 87, which covers part of Palm Beach County, including Mar-a-Lago.

JEN PSAKI, HOST: But I just have to start tonight with that unbelievably delicious rebuke of Donald Trump in his literal backyard. I mean, yes, today was Election Day in Florida’s 87th State House District, which includes, as I was just talking with Chris about Mar-a-Lago. And just to give you a sense of how this district has voted in the past, because this was — there was no way that this was going to sail into a blue seat, a Republican candidate won there by 19 points in 2024, and Trump himself carried it by about 11 points in the presidential election. That was less than two years ago. And tonight, a Democrat is projected to flip that seat. The Associated Press projected that a small business owner, I just — I just shouted her out, but her name is Emily Gregory, and she’s going to win this race, and she will become Donald Trump’s next representative in the Florida State House. Now, Trump endorsed the Republican in this race. Trump himself voted in this election and voted by mail, which is extra hilarious given his relentless attacks on mail-in voting. And also he was literally in Florida at the time. So the list of things that are amazing about this Democratic flip is kind of — it’s kind of too long to go through right now. But here’s the big picture. It appears that this Florida seat is going to be the 29th legislative seat that Democrats have flipped since Trump’s second term began. Republicans, I should note, have flipped zero. Nada. None. No seats since the 2024 election. And all of those seats Democrats have flipped, all 29 of them, of all of them, this one sure does hit a little different, though, doesn’t it?

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