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Matthew Foldi is the editor-in-chief of the Washington Reporter, a national publication covering Congress and the White House; he is also a contributor and a cohost on Newsmax. Foldi has interviewed President Donald Trump on multiple occasions, and has reported from war zones ranging from Israel to Ukraine. In 2022, he ran as a Republican for the U.S. House in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, during which he was endorsed by top Republicans from across America, including future Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, future UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Donald Trump Jr., and more. Foldi was also a staff reporter at the Washington Free Beacon, where his reporting prompted multiple congressional investigations. He also worked as the Rapid Response Director for the Congressional Leadership Fund super PAC, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, and for Caroline Glick’s 2019 campaign for the Knesset. While an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, he was elected Fifth Ward Republican committeeman in 2016 at age 19, becoming the youngest elected official in Chicago history. He is a volunteer with the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department; he holds a degree in political science from the University of Chicago. Foldi has reported from six of seven continents, and is also a frequent commentator on television in countries ranging from India to Poland to the United Kingdom and beyond.
