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

    1 week 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.

  • Erik Wemple live discussion on media - The Washington Post

    2 weeks 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 12. Submit your questions. May 12, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

  • Big, big trouble at ‘60 Minutes’

    2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Erik Wemple

    Big, big trouble at ‘60 Minutes’ (washingtonpost.com) Big, big trouble at ‘60 Minutes’ By Erik Wemple 2025042520555400 It's getting hard to find articles on "60 Minutes" that do not describe the newsmagazine as "storied." Examples are all over the place, right and left, up and down. Clichés sometimes have a point, too, considering that the weekly program is the highly rated envy of its competitors in broadcast journalism.

  • Opinion | Big, big trouble at ‘60 Minutes’

    2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Erik Wemple

    Don Jr. And Eric Trump Could Soon Sell $9.6 Million In Stock Granted For Brief Advisory Board Tenure, SEC Filing RevealsDonald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump could soon sell a combined $9.6 million in stock they were awarded for serving 10 weeks on a once largely inactive advisory board, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing made public this week. Key Facts Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump each control 1.2 …

  • The Justice Department’s new argument: Trump is a snowflake

    3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Erik Wemple

    The Justice Department’s new argument: Trump is a snowflake (washingtonpost.com) The Justice Department’s new argument: Trump is a snowflake By Erik Wemple 2025042311455600 President Donald Trump defaulted to his usual spiel when he discussed the expulsion of the Associated Press from the White House press pool.

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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