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Erik Wemple

Washington, D.C.

Reporter and Critic at The Washington Post

Washington Post media critic. I love family, journalism, pushups. Girl Scout Troop Cookie Mgr.--2018-22 cookie seasons. Tips welcome: [email protected]

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  • Opinion | Was Trump’s military parade a success?

    1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Karen Tumulty |Molly Roberts |Erik Wemple

    You’re reading the Prompt 2025 newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. When I interviewed President Donald Trump a few days before his 2017 inauguration, I asked how he would convince America it is “great again.” He told me: “We’re going to display our military. That military may come marching down Pennsylvania Avenue.

  • Jeanine Pirro’s 10 most astounding quotes

    1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Erik Wemple

    Jeanine Pirro’s 10 most astounding quotes (washingtonpost.com) Jeanine Pirro’s 10 most astounding quotes By Erik Wemple 2025051910003000 Jeanine Pirro brooks no dissent when it comes to the much-discussed hands of deportee Kilmar Abrego García.

  • MSNBC in five words: ‘I could not agree more’

    1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Erik Wemple

    MSNBC in five words: ‘I could not agree more’ (washingtonpost.com) MSNBC in five words: ‘I could not agree more’ By Erik Wemple 2025051311303200 MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle was ripping President Donald Trump. "Give me a break," she said on April 30 regarding the president's attempts to blame worsening economic conditions on his predecessor, Joe Biden. Those efforts might work for a "low-information voter in a news desert," but not for everyone else.

  • Erik Wemple live discussion on media - The Washington Post

    1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Erik Wemple

    Erik Wemple answers your questions on the mediaErik’s Q&A with readers is at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, May 26. Submit your questions. May 26, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

  • The White House is cozying up to influencers. Good luck with that.

    1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Erik Wemple

    The White House is cozying up to influencers. Good luck with that. (washingtonpost.com) The White House is cozying up to influencers. Good luck with that. By Erik Wemple 2025050218543700 Rogan O'Handley might have made history on Monday.

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8 May 25

Is Eleanor Holmes Norton up to the job of protecting D.C.'s interests against a hostile Trump administration? @smencimer has some reporting on that question. https://t.co/KxGRH80LqY

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23 Apr 25

In AP case, Justice Department is now arguing that Trump is a snowflake. https://t.co/KMYv8Nhqr2

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8 Apr 25

Check out the folks with whom Trump’s New Jersey US attorney will be sharing the stage at an upcoming conference, via @smencimer https://t.co/SEadwnCWqe via @MotherJones