Debra J. Saunders

San Francisco

Washington Columnist at Las Vegas Review-Journal

Washington Columnist. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Syndicated with Creators. Formerly @Reviewjournal White House Correspondent, @SFChronicle columnist.

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Articles

Las Vegas Packs Punch at White House, Thanks to Dana White, by Debra J. Saunders

1 week ago | creators.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's ties to Nevada penetrate beyond the high-brow donor class. The latest moment showcasing his connections to the Silver State came during Thursday's Cabinet meeting. A reporter asked Trump about the release of Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina in a prisoner swap with Russia. Trump revealed that he investigated the case against the ballerina after Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White called him and asked him to look into the matter.
SAUNDERS: Las Vegas packs punch at White House, thanks to Dana White

1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTONPresident Donald Trump’s ties to Nevada penetrate beyond the highbrow donor class. The latest moment showcasing his connections to the Silver State came during Thursday’s Cabinet meeting. A reporter asked Trump about the release of Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina in a prisoner swap with Russia. Trump revealed that he investigated the case against the ballerina after Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White called him and asked him to look into the matter.
SAUNDERS: Ahead of talks with Iran, the stakes couldn’t be higher

1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — “A nuclear Iran isn’t just a threat, it’s the threat,” Mark Dubowitz of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies warned in the new podcast, “The Iran Breakdown.”Ahead of arms talks Saturday in Oman, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Wednesday that his country is “not after a nuclear bomb.”Who believes that?
Iran's President Says Iran Does Not Want the Nuclear Bomb. Who Believes That?, by Debra J. Saunders

2 weeks ago | creators.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — "A nuclear Iran isn't just a threat, it's the threat," Mark Dubowitz of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies warned in the new podcast, "The Iran Breakdown."Ahead of arms talks Saturday in Oman, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Wednesday that his country is "not after a nuclear bomb."Who believes that?
SAUNDERS: Trump is standing by his tariffs. They’re a national security issue

2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON“Don’t be a PANICAN,” President Donald Trump cautioned on social media. Critics have questioned the universal tariffs he unleashed last week, and Americans have had to steel themselves before checking the balance of their 401(k)s. The Trump tariffs came fast and larger than expected. The markets responded. Now Republicans and Wall Street big shots find themselves defending an economic approach that was anathema to them not long ago. But the world has changed.
To Team Trump, Tariffs Are a National Security Issue, by Debra J. Saunders

2 weeks ago | creators.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — "Don't be a PANICAN," President Donald Trump cautioned on social media. Critics have questioned the universal tariffs he unleashed last week, and Americans have had to steel themselves before checking the balance of their 401(k)s. The Trump tariffs came fast and larger than expected. The markets responded. Now Republicans and Wall Street big shots find themselves defending an economic approach that was anathema to them not long ago. But the world has changed.
Donald Trump’s second campaign victory had help from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTONFormer President Joe Biden is a bitter man whose ambition outstripped his abilities while Vice President Kamala Harris was unusually loyal. Those are two of my takeaways from the 2024 campaign autopsy book, “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,” by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes. By comparison, the drama that journalists had expected from President Donald Trump and a campaign smoothly run by Susie Wiles was minor.
After the 2024 Presidential Campaign, the Books, by Debra J. Saunders

2 weeks ago | creators.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — Former President Joe Biden is a bitter man whose ambition outstripped his abilities while Vice President Kamala Harris was unusually loyal. Those are two of my takeaways from the 2024 campaign autopsy book "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House," by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes. By comparison, the drama that journalists had expected from President Donald Trump and a campaign smoothly run by Susie Wiles was minor.
SAUNDERS: Troll Canada: No new tariffs, but Trump keeps hammering neighbor

3 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump likes to troll Canada. He has been threatening our neighbor to the north with additional tariffs, and he thinks it’s funny to dangle his dream of turning our longtime trading partner into America’s 51st state. And yet Wednesday in the Rose Garden, when Trump declared a national emergency and announced a 10 percent baseline tax on imports from all countries, Canada was spared — for now. But not from another Trump rhetorical scolding.
Trump Plays Cat to Canada's Mouse, by Debra J. Saunders

3 weeks ago | creators.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump likes to troll Canada. He has been threatening our neighbor to the north with additional tariffs, and he thinks it's funny to dangle his dream of turning our longtime trading partner into America's 51st state. And yet Wednesday in the Rose Garden, when Trump declared a national emergency and announced a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries, Canada was spared — for now. But not from another Trump rhetorical scolding.