George Will
American political commentator (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is an American libertarian conservative writer and political commentator, who writes regular columns for The Washington Post and provides commentary for NewsNation.[1] In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America."[2][3] Will won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1977.[4]
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Born | George Frederick Will (1941-05-04) May 4, 1941 (age 83) Champaign, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | Trinity College (BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (MA) Princeton University (MA, PhD) |
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Employer(s) | Newsweek The Washington Post |
Political party | Republican (before 2016) Independent (after 2016) |
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Children | 4 |
Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (1977) |
A former member of the Republican Party, Will was a close ally of Ronald Reagan during his presidential campaign in 1980. He assisted Reagan with debate preparation, and was later falsely accused by former President Jimmy Carter of providing Reagan with a top secret briefing book in a scandal known as Debategate, an allegation Carter later retracted.
In later years, he became a critic of Republican politicians, including Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, and Donald Trump. Will's disapproval of Trump's presidential campaign led him to become an independent in 2016,[5] and he subsequently voted for Joe Biden in 2020.[6]