David Fahrenthold has established himself as one of the most trustworthy and esteemed journalists, reporting on Trump using images on his notepad to publishing a Pulitzer Prize-winning book. He has become a role model for how the media should cover problems thanks to his in-depth reporting and factual news. You can read more about his upbringing, education, and other details below.
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Writing and reporting have always been David Fahrenthold passions. He was driven to pursue a profession as a journalist by his love of writing. During a summer job at the Seattle Times, he got his start in professional journalism by writing about the city of Seattle’s transition from incandescent to LED traffic lights.
The Washington Post hired David in 2000. He switched from reporting on the District of Columbia Metropolitan Department, the federal government, and the US Congress to covering Donald Trump, who is currently the President of the United States. David has frequently exposed the billionaire by writing about Trump’s family and business connections.
He gave the President a gift by confirming the donations Trump said he had made. David revealed that only one institution had received a personal donation from Trump between 2008 and 2016 after contacting more than 400 notable nonprofits.
On October 7, 2016, David made headlines when he released a tape in which Donald Trump claimed that a celebrity would let him “grab them by the pussy” without repercussions. David released the audio around 4 p.m. after learning about its existence from an unknown source over the phone in the morning, and it quickly became “the most concurrently viewed article in The Post’s website’s history.”
In 2017, David published a book containing a selection of pieces from The Washington Post called Uncovering Trump: The Truth Behind Donald Trump’s Charitable Giving. David was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting thanks to his superior reporting.
A journalist at the Washington Post can earn between $45,720 and $172,343 per year.
David Fahrenthold Bio
According to his biography, David was born on January 3, 1978, and grew up in Houston, Texas. He received his education at Memorial High School. David used to contribute articles to the student newspaper while he was at school. Later, he attended Harvard University and declared a history major. David contributed there as well to The Harvard Crimson. In 2000, he received a magna cum laude degree.
In his spare time, David adores reading. He reads A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens again every December.
David Fahrenthold Wife, Gay
Elizabeth Lewis, David’s longstanding love and wife, is the love of his life. Harvard University is where the couple initially met. They made the decision to get married in 2005 after transitioning from being friends to a partnership. David currently has two daughters with Elizabeth, proving beyond a doubt that he is not gay. Elizabeth and David are enjoying their happy marriage.
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