Jennifer Rubin (columnist)

Jennifer Rubin
Rubin in 2024
Born (1962-06-11) June 11, 1962 (age 62)
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA, JD)
Occupation(s)Political commentator, lawyer
Known for"Right Turn" blog at The Washington Post
Political partyDemocratic (2020–present)[1]

Jennifer Rubin (born June 11, 1962) is an American political commentator who writes opinion columns for The Washington Post. Previously she worked at Commentary, PJ Media, Human Events, and The Weekly Standard. Her work has been published in media outlets including Politico, New York Post, New York Daily News, National Review, and The Jerusalem Post.

A conservative political commentator throughout most of her career, she became a vocal critic of President Donald Trump and in September 2020, she announced that she no longer identified as a conservative.[2] In 2021, she became a staunch advocate of the Biden administration.[3][4]

  1. ^ Rubin, Jennifer (May 13, 2020). "NeverTrump becomes NeverRepublican". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Rubin, Jennifer (September 17, 2020). "Why I dropped 'conservative' from my Twitter profile". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Alex Thompson; Nick Niedzwiadek (September 16, 2021). "The Jennifer Rubin <--> WH symbiosis". Politico. Retrieved September 17, 2021. JENNIFER RUBIN became one of the most reliable defenders of the Biden administration [...] she has distinguished herself as the Biden administration's favorite columnist [...] Rubin's emergence as one of the administration's go-to validators
  4. ^ Joseph A. Wulfsohn (August 31, 2021). "Multiple Biden officials share Jennifer Rubin column praising State Department's handling of Afghan evacuation". Fox News. Retrieved September 17, 2021. Rubin has become known as one of the biggest media fawners of the Biden administration