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Eleanor Clift covers politics for The Daily Beast. A regular panelist on the McLaughlin Group, she has also appeared as herself in several movies, including "Dave," "Independence Day," "Rising Sun," "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," and the CBS sit-com, "Murphy Brown." Send her tips: tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

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opinion

Is Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’ an Act of Government Villainy?

"LAND OF LEGENDS"

The president is likely to tap into his worst instincts when deciding whom to, quite literally, put on a prominent pedestal.

Eleanor Clift | Published Apr 19, 2025
opinion

Why Trump Erasing Harriet Tubman Is Worse Than You Think

REWRITING HISTORY

In its attempts to ‘whitewash’ America’s history, the Trump administration is imperiling its future.

Eleanor Clift | Published Apr 08, 2025
opinion

The MAGA Meltdown Over Amber Ruffin Is a Total Joke

JOKE'S ON US

For Trump and his administration, “cancel culture” is clearly fine when it applies to the opposition. That’s rank hypocrisy, and no laughing matter.

Eleanor Clift | Published Apr 01, 2025
opinion

Today’s Hottest Group Text? Hillary Clinton’s, No Doubt

VINDICATION

Less top-secret military disclosures, more side-eye emojis.

Eleanor Clift | Published Mar 25, 2025
opinion

Trump Madly Produces and Directs Whitewashing of History

PAST IS PROLOGUE

The self-appointed chairman of the Kennedy Center is erasing cultural icons and hallmarks of the left, but Elvis, Pavarotti and Babe Ruth are part of the show.

Eleanor Clift | Published Mar 19, 2025
opinion

Wisconsin Is Ground Zero for War on DOGE: ‘People v. Musk’

MUSK FURY

“This is where we see if Democrats in a pretty purple state can get up off the mat and fight back.”

Eleanor Clift | Published Mar 13, 2025
opinion

Dem 2028 Ticket: Rich Man, Macho Woman, Anybody But Kamala

WE SURE WENT BACK

The possibilities include a slew of governors, one of whom Democrats politely wish would go away.

Eleanor Clift | Published Mar 06, 2025
opinion

JD Vance and Usha’s Hard-Right Same-Sex Political Bedfellows

KINDRED SPIRITS

Germany’s AfD just came second in the polls. Its leader Alice Weidel is Vance’s unlikely kindred spirit.

Eleanor Clift | Published Feb 27, 2025
opinion

Why Elon Musk is Going to Poison Everything—Even Your Salmon

BEYOND FISHY

The national resource specialist says she was told her firing was part of the president’s plan to make money off public lands.

Eleanor Clift | Published Feb 20, 2025
opinion

Quiet Over Trump’s Kennedy Center Grab Risks ‘Capitulation’

SILENCE GIVES CONSENT

“It’s another signal of how an authoritarian leader can use state power to defeat the opposition,” one democracy watchdog tells the Daily Beast.

Eleanor Clift | Published Feb 13, 2025

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