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Michael Charles Bender is an American writer and reporter for The New York Times. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bender was educated at Ohio State University, where he graduated with a degree in history in 2000. Bender joined The Wall Street Journal in 2016.
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As part of a large team of 2024 campaign reporters, I help cover Trump’s third bid for the White House with a focus on his influence on conservative politics, the shifting Republican electorate and the subsequent impact on other federal and state races. This work includes attending political events, cultivating a deeply sourced network of campaign ...
I covered Trump’s four years in the White House, each of his three presidential campaigns, and interviewed him inside Trump Tower, at his Mar-a-Lago resort, aboard Air Force One and one-on-one in the Oval Office. I detailed much of that experience in my book, “Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost,” which was an inst...
Credibility is the only currency in journalism, and I work diligently to maintain mine. A key ingredient of credibility is accountability, a lesson I learned at my first newspaper job in a small Colorado town where I constantly encountered people I had written about in the grocery store, at county government meetings or along the sidewalks of the q...
Michael L. Bender | The Department of Geosciences. Title: Professor of Geosciences, Emeritus. Area (s): Earth History and Geochemistry. Research Summary: Michael Bender received a B. S. in Chemistry from Carnegie-Mellon University, where he was introduced to geochemistry by Truman Kohman.
Jul 13, 2021 · Michael C. Bender, senior White House reporter for the Wall Street Journal, presents a deeply reported account of the 2020 presidential campaign that details how Donald J. Trump became the first incumbent in three decades to lose reelection—and the only one whose defeat culminated in a violent insurrection.
Jun 18, 2021 · Bender, a White House reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covers Trump's failed attempts to reach out to Black voters and leaders after George Floyd's death. He reveals how Trump blamed Jared Kushner, canceled a trip to Bedminster, and held a rally on Juneteenth.
Apr 19, 2022 · Michael Bender, who covered Trump and his movement for The Wall Street Journal, will report on the former president and the right-wing politics at The New York Times. He is a veteran journalist who broke news on Trump's policies, rallies and election losses.
Jul 14, 2021 · On today's podcast, the Wall Street Journal's Michael C. Bender joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book, "Frankly We Did Win This Election."https://...
