'God willing': Internal Team Trump email reveals 'unusual' pessimism
Former President Donald Trump's campaign has got the we're-gonna-lose blues, a new report reveals.
An "unusual" tone of pessimism appeared Friday in an internal email to Trump Team staffers as they dealt with their candidate's suggestion former Rep. Liz Cheney should be shot and an event comedian calling Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage," Axios reported Monday.
"Regardless of the outcome of the election, November 30 will be your last day on payroll," campaign chief Susie Wiles told the staff.
Information about what would happen should Trump win included a prayer, Axios reported.
"The Trump campaign headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida, will be reconfigured for the transition and inaugural teams, Wiles writes — 'God willing,'" Axios reported.
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The email presented a stark contrast to the bluster and optimism usually presented in such internal communications, according to Axios.
This suggests the confidence Trump's surrogates project in public has little to do with their actual views on the campaign's chances, according to the report.
Even Trump himself has begun to falter on his message of clear victory, Axios noted.
"I guess you could lose, can lose. I mean, that happens, right?" Trump told ABC's Jonathan Karl in a phone interview on Sunday. "Bad things could happen."
Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt also struck a nuts-and-bolt tone in her response to Axios' request for comment.
"As she has every step of this campaign, Susie Wiles is managing a team of professionals, and ensuring Team Trump is taking the necessary steps to prepare for a successful transition back to the White House following President Trump's victory on Tuesday," Leavitt said.