White House Party Crashers Want ‘Mid-Six Figures’ to Tell Their Story

Now we know why the Salahis, or as FishbowlDC calls them, “Washington’s own Spencer and Heidi,” canceled on Larry King. They want to get paid to tell their story. The AP’s David Bauder reports an unnamed TV executive has told him the Salahis are “looking for a payment in the mid-six figures range.”

The executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the network does not publicly discuss bookings, told The Associated Press that representatives for Michaele and Tareq Salahi contacted networks to urge them to “get their bids in” for an interview.

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