Possible future President of the United States. Because IвЂ™m barely hanging in there tonight and there is no way that this man-that this man who knows it all-doesnвЂ™t know. I know exactly why that smile is rueful, why it is soft with tenderness.

He reaches out and takes it, his smile soft and rueful and his gaze perceptive. I almost canвЂ™t let go of his jacket and he almost doesnвЂ™t want to take it. вЂњThat wouldвЂ™ve been difficult to explain.вЂќ He glances down at his jacket, then the most beautiful dark-espresso eyes raise to mine. I pull out a crisp menвЂ™s black jacket and pass it to him. He doesnвЂ™t close the door-I notice that-but he pushes it back so that only an inch remains open, giving us as much privacy as possible. вЂњI brought you something for the wait.вЂќ I speak as smoothly as I can and head into one of the bedrooms with a tightly closed brown bag meant to appear to be food. I left for an errand and just came back, and of course he notices. His eyes pause on me, visually measuring the distance between us. ThereвЂ™s just something about him that draws the eye-his height, his strong but unnervingly warm gaze, the polished ruggedness that only makes him look more male in a business suit, and his infectious smile, so real and engaging you canвЂ™t help but smile back. The men in the room stand, the women straighten. His tall, wide-shouldered frame looms in the doorway. The air is thick with tension, especially when he walks into the living room after taking a break and heading into one of the bedrooms to talk to his grandfather, whoвЂ™s been calling from New York. The entire team that has been campaigning for the past year together met here at noon-at this suite. IвЂ™ve been wearing the same clothes since I left my apartment this morning, headed to the polling station, and cast in my vote. history-the son of an ex-president and at barely thirty-five, the youngest contender in history. The Republican candidate, the Democratic candidate, and the first truly strong independent candidate in U.S. The names of the candidates are being tossed around in speculation-three names, to be exact. Exactly eight-tenths of a mile from here, the White House stands all lit up for the evening.ДЄll of the televisions inside the suite are set on different news channels, where the anchors continue reporting on the ballot-counting progress of this yearвЂ™s presidential election.

Jeff Mordock and Mica Soellner contributed to this report.WeвЂ™re in a suite at The Jefferson Hotel where Benton Carlisle, the campaign manager, is smoking his second pack of Camels by the open window.and NATO for not taking вЂњreal actionвЂќ to help defend his country. Similarly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy slammed the U.S. вЂњThey do not believe victory is possible and so they are trying to manage defeat. вЂњThe reason for that is President Biden and his entire team is resigned to failure in this war,вЂќ said Mr. 24 invasion and criticized the presidentвЂ™s recent veto of a deal to send Polish MiG fighter jets to Ukraine. Ted Cruz has accused the Biden administration of delaying support to Ukraine while Russia built up troops on the border in preparation for the Feb. вЂњWeвЂ™re going to continue to mobilize humanitarian relief to support people within Ukraine and those who have been forced to flee Ukraine.вЂќД¬ritics say that the White House is not doing enough. вЂњWeвЂ™re going to give Ukraine the arms to fight and defend themselves through all the difficult days ahead,вЂќ said Mr.

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