The former chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, John Podesta, has joined The Washington Post as a contributing columnist, the paper announced on Thursday.
Podesta, who also served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and a counselor to President Barack Obama, has recently written two op-eds for the Post.
The first, published in December, was about the the FBI's investigation into Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee. The second, published last week, was about President Donald Trump's penchant for dismissing all criticism of himself as "fake news."
The Post says Podesta's columns "will provide commentary and analysis on the intersection of politics and policy, the Trump administration and the future of the Democratic Party."
“No one knows more about how Washington works, how the White House operates, and how policy ideas are translated into reality than John Podesta,” said Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt in a statement. “His long experience in Congress, inside two Democratic White Houses and on the front lines of numerous presidential campaigns, will offer readers vital insight into Washington and politics at the start of a new era.”
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HarveyKlinger ago
I wonder if he'll write the kids or family section? If he does well, maybe he'll be taking over editor duties for "HIghlights for Kids." I don't know if you guys heard or not but he LOVES kids. Like, really really...
bopper ago
But JA says he doesn't like kids. He might be telling the truth. He might just be a supplier.
dreamdigital ago
For someone who doesn't like kids he sure had a whole lot of them posted all over his instagram. Even in news adds about Comet are littered with kids strategically placed in the photo.
B_dog ago
Doesn't like kids... But documents spending time with them on social media. Runs a really sketchy place which attracts them. And 'jokes' about trafficking them or raping them. Icing on the cake: his Instagram avatar -- out of infinity other choices -- features the boy toy of Roman Emperor Hadrian.
Just fake news though. :0
bopper ago
My 'theory,' based upon him telling Ryan, "And by the way, I don't like kids," was that maybe he is just a supplier, a go-between, and all the pics and stuff are just him 'branding' himself (his role in it all) ... it seemed maybe he was saying "Hey, I'm a straight-up fag and proud of it, my thing ain't kids, that's for other people." (As in the Ape saying we all have our preferences.) But it's just a theory. I was struck by the way "I don't like kids" was pointed out by him.