Trump adviser lashes out at political reporter and calls 'BS' on 'sweat mode' report

A senior advisor to Donald Trump's presidential campaign presidential campaign lashed out at a reporter — whom he called a "'famed' gossip columnist" — over her reporting that the campaign pumped the brakes on its early celebration and has instead "fallen into sweat mode."

Tara Palmeri, senior political correspondent at Puck, reported Thursday that after the Trump campaign felt "undeniably palpable sense of euphoria" washing over early-voting numbers in Nevada, Georgia, and North Carolina, the campaign struck a decidedly different tone this week.

"... as the early results from Pennsylvania reveal an influx of first-time female voters who will likely break for Harris, a newfound anxiety is taking hold," according to the report.

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And even as Trump declares a "massive" early lead, "some in the Mar-a-Lago-sphere are starting to believe that his surge last week was two weeks premature," wrote Palmeri.

Palmeri's reporting caught the attention — and ire — of Chris LaCivita, who shared Palmeri's social media post and article on X, and slammed both.

"Actually this bulls--- tweet is a result of the fact that 'famed' gossip columnist @tarapalmeri was DENIED credentials to enter Mar-a-largo to cover election night due to her 'proclivity' to write bulls---. well well well," he said.

Palmeri fired back at LaCivita on X and tried to correct the record.

"I reported on your concerns about Pennsylvania on my podcast BEFORE you denied my credentials," she replied. "Why are you so afraid of me covering your 'victory' party?"

The social media spat comes amid a report that a separate "red flag" may have arisen for the Trump campaign with a "silver surge" in Pennsylvania, where Trump trails Kamala Harris in early voting among seniors.