Amanda Carpenter | |
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Born | November 20, 1982 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Ball State University (BA) |
Occupation | Political commentator |
Known for | Print and television pundit |
Political party | Republican |
Amanda Carpenter (born November 20, 1982[1]) is an American author, political advisor, and speechwriter. She is a former senior staffer to Senators Jim DeMint and Ted Cruz. She was a columnist for The Washington Times from 2009 to 2010 and regularly appears as a political contributor on CNN.
Carpenter grew up in Montrose, Michigan.[2] She graduated from Ball State University with a B.A. in Communication Studies in 2005.[3][2][4]
Carpenter worked as a congressional correspondent for Human Events from 2005 to 2007 before going to Townhall.com to become its national political reporter.[5]
In March 2009, Carpenter took a position with The Washington Times,[6] where she wrote a daily column called the Hot Button that covered political and cultural issues as well other news articles.[7]
In early 2010, Carpenter left The Washington Times and joined Senator Jim DeMint's staff as senior communications advisor and speechwriter.[4][8]
In January 2013, Carpenter became senior communications advisor and speechwriter for Senator Ted Cruz.[9][2] In July 2015, Carpenter returned to her journalism career.[10] She is a contributor for CNN.[11] She is known for critiquing President Trump, in particular his treatment of women.[11] Carpenter has said that she agrees with some of his policy decisions, but that the scandals surrounding his presidency make it "very difficult" to defend him.[11] In her 2018 book Gaslighting America: Why We Love It When Trump Lies to Us, she critiques Trump's propensity for lying.[12][13][14]
Carpenter is also known as a blogger, author, and commentator. She has made numerous media appearances, including segments on the BBC; Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, Hannity & Colmes, and The Big Story; MSNBC's Tucker; PBS's To the Contrary and CNN's Larry King Live and Reliable Sources.[15] Her book The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Rodham Clinton was published in 2006.[15][16] She later wrote about the 2008 presidential election for Glamour magazine's blog "Glamocracy".[15][16]
Carpenter is a Republican.[17]