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Tara Palmeri
Born (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 37)
New York, U.S.
CitizenshipAmerican and Polish
Alma materAmerican University (BA)
OccupationJournalist
Years active2009–present
Websitewww.tarapalmeri.com

Tara Palmeri (born September 1, 1987) is an American journalist. She has worked at news organizations including ABC News, Politico, Puck, New York Post and Washington Examiner.[1][2][3] Palmeri hosts The Tara Palmeri Show on Youtube and writes The Red Letter newsletter. She has also hosted podcasts such as "Broken: Seeking Justice", "Power: The Maxwells" and "Somebody's Gotta Win".[4][5]

Biography

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Palmeri was born on September 1, 1987, in New York.[6] She is a 2005 graduate of DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, New Jersey.[7] She attended American University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Public Communication in 2008.[8][9]

Career

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Palmeri started her career at CNN as a news assistant in the D.C. bureau in 2009.

She subsequently joined the Washington Examiner where she co-wrote a daily column called "Yeas & Nays".[9][10][11]

She moved to New York in 2010 when she was hired by the New York Post to write for Page Six.[12] She also worked as a general assignment reporter and first reported the news of Chris Christie's weightloss surgery.[13]

Politico hired her to cover European politics from Brussels in 2015.[14][15] After the 2016 presidential election, Politico reassigned her to Washington as a White House reporter covering the Trump administration.[16] During her tenure, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer called Palmeri "an idiot with no real sources."[17]

CNN announced in 2017 that Palmeri was hired as a political analyst for the network, while continuing to cover President Trump for Politico.[18]

Palmeri was hired by ABC News as a full-time White House correspondent in October 2017.[3]

After ABC, she hosted investigative podcasts for Sony about Jeffrey Epstein and the wealthy family of Ghislaine Maxwell.[5]

Palmeri left ABC News and re-joined Politico to work as a co-author of its newsletter Playbook in 2021.[8]

According to Vanity Fair, White House Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo had threatened Palmeri, telling her he would "destroy her" if she published a story about his relationship with Alexi McCammond, an NBC, MSNBC and Axios reporter. Ducklo during a phone call also reportedly made "derogatory and misogynistic comments" towards Palmeri and accused her of being "jealous" of his relationship with McCammond.[19] On February 12, Ducklo was suspended without pay by the White House for one week.[20] The following day, Ducklo resigned from his White House position over the matter.[21]

In 2022, Palmeri joined the journalism startup Puck[1] as a senior political columnist.[22] At Puck, Palmeri broke the news that Nancy Pelosi would resign as Speaker of the House after the 2022 midterm elections.[23] She also hosted the election-themed podcast, “Somebody’s Gotta Win,” a collaboration between Puck and Spotify’s The Ringer. It ended in April 2025.[5]

She left Puck in March 2025 to move to YouTube.[5] Palmeri has a newsletter called The Red Letter.[5]

Palmeri is a Sine Faculty Fellow for Public Administration and Policy at American University.[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b Razo, Eduardo. "Tara Palmeri to Leave Politico, Will Join Puck". Barrett Media. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ pompeo, joe (September 29, 2017). "ABC POACHES TARA PALMERI, A POLITICO RISING STAR". Vanity Fair.
  3. ^ a b de Moraes, Lisa (October 5, 2017). "Tara Palmeri Joins ABC News As White House Correspondent". Deadline.
  4. ^ "Tara Palmeri Returns To Podcasting With Look At America's Political Power Class". Podcast News Daily. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e Testa, Jessica (2025-03-09). "A Political Reporter Takes Her Scoops to YouTube". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  6. ^ "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Tara Palmeri, investigative reporter and host of the new podcast 'Broken: Seeking Justice'". Politico. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Gala Invitation honoring our Distinguished Alumni and Apostle of Charity Awardees" (PDF). Depaul Catholic High School Spartan Sentinel. February 19, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Beaujon, Andrew (15 January 2021). "Politico Announces Its New Playbook Team". Washingtonian. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. ^ a b Christine (25 September 2009). "Hellos & Goodbyes at Examiner's Yeas & Nays". Adweek. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Janet Donovan (12 July 2010). "Tara Palmeri Moves to Page Six". NBC Washington. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  11. ^ Michael Wargo (11 August 2010). "Alumna's on Career Fast Track". American University. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  12. ^ Chris Rovzar (22 June 2010). "'Page Six' Has a New Henchwoman: Tara Palmeri". Daily Intelligencer. New York Magazine. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Chris Christie Loses 40 Lbs. After Secret Gastric-band Surgery In Feb.: Hired Same Surgeon As Jets Coach Rex Ryan". Politico. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Staffed-up POLITICO Europe to launch April 21". Politico Media. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  15. ^ Sun, Rebecca (23 May 2017). "CNN Taps Politico's Tara Palmeri As Political Analyst (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  16. ^ Grinapol, Corinne (14 November 2016). "Politico Adds Eliana Johnson, Moves Tara Palmeri to the White House Beat". Adweek. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  17. ^ Wemple, Erik. "Sean Spicer on Politico reporter: 'an idiot with no real sources'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  18. ^ Katz, A.J. (23 May 2017). "Politico's Tara Palmeri Joins CNN as Political Analyst". TVNewser. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  19. ^ Caleb Ecarma (February 12, 2021). ""I Will Destroy You": Biden Aide Threatened a Politico Reporter Pursuing a Story on His Relationship". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  20. ^ Brian Schwartz (February 12, 2021). "Biden spokesman suspended for a week after reportedly threatening reporter". CNBC. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  21. ^ Mai, H. J. (February 13, 2021). "White House Press Aide TJ Ducklo Resigns Over Threats Against Reporter". NPR. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  22. ^ "Political Reporting as Combat". American University. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  23. ^ Ahmann, Tim; Heavey, Susan (2022-11-17). "Pelosi to pass leadership torch as top U.S. House Democrat -news website Puck". Reuters. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  24. ^ "Tara Palmeri". American University. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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