Proud Elephant, which frequently retweets DeSantis campaign posts, sought to paint a striking contrast between Trump’s approach and DeSantis’ aggressive stance on LGBTQ+ issues. The video was created by the “Proud Elephant” Twitter account and deleted sometime July 7. As president, Trump sometimes made pro-LGBTQ+ overtures, but his administration took several actions that LGBTQ+ rights advocates oppose - facts the DeSantis campaign video also omits. But the video didn’t make clear that most of his comments were from before he was elected president. The 1 minute, 13 second video opened with 24 seconds of clips showing Trump expressing support for LGBTQ+ freedoms. “To wrap up ‘Pride Month,’ let’s hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate it,” the DeSantis War Room tweeted June 30. Ron DeSantis’ campaign shared a headline-grabbing video that paints former President Donald Trump as a champion of LGBTQ+ rights. The interview was one of dozens he has conducted with some of the world’s most notable figures, including the late South African President Nelson Mandela.įor 10 years, Blitzer generously served as the master of ceremonies for ICFJ’s annual Tribute to Journalists, “a testament to his heartfelt support for journalism globally,” Moshavi said.Florida Gov. He covered the Iraq War in 2003 from the Persian Gulf region, and sat down with President Mohammed Morsi in 2013 at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. politics, Blitzer is known for his Middle East expertise. Blitzer went on to serve as CNN's senior White House correspondent, covering President Bill Clinton from 1992 until 1999, when he became the anchor of CNN's Sunday public affairs program "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer." After working as a Washington, D.C., correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, Blitzer joined CNN in 1990 as the network's military affairs correspondent, reporting on the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. He is often on the ground reporting from major global political stages, covering meetings between G20 leaders such as the 2021 summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.īlitzer has provided in-depth reporting from around the world, in a career that began in 1972 with the Reuters News Agency in Tel Aviv. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and highlights the plight of Ukrainian civilians, such as in a 2022 reporting trip to Poland, home to more than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine. He regularly interviews senior officials about the invasion, from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to U.S. involvement in it – front and center since Russia invaded last year.
He continues to deliver news reports and analysis to audiences every weekday with unfaltering professionalism, care and depth.”īlitzer has kept coverage of the war in Ukraine – and U.S. “He has expertly covered a far-reaching breadth of history here in the United States and internationally. “In many ways, Wolf Blitzer is the voice of an era,” said ICFJ President Sharon Moshavi. On his nightly program, he covers breaking news, politics and global events – including most recently the war in Ukraine, the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, and U.S.-China relations. Today, he is one of the world’s most recognized journalists.
2 at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2023 event in Washington, D.C.īlitzer has anchored CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” since 2005, providing reliable and insightful coverage of the fractious U.S. The veteran journalist, who has delivered in-depth coverage of some of the world’s biggest stories in a career spanning more than five decades, will receive the award Nov. The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) will honor CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer with the ICFJ Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism.
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