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Marc A. Thiessen

Columnist

Marc A. Thiessen is a Washington Post columnist.

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Opinion
Trump ordered the raid that killed Baghdadi. Would Biden have done the same?
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
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Opinion
The partisan nature of the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry will backfire
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
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Opinion
There is nothing wrong with quid pro quos. It just depends what the quo is.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
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Opinion
Warren’s nomination would turn the election into an existential threat to the economy
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
Sen. Joe Biden
Opinion
Eight debate questions Joe Biden should be required to answer
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
Syrian troops arrive at a hill overlooking the Turkey-Syria border, about two miles inside Syria, as Syrians wait to enter Turkey.
Trump’s cry that America is fighting ‘endless wars’ is a canard
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 9, 2012, before the House Judiciary Committee.
Opinion
Democrats were outraged at how Trump handled the Mueller probe. Now they’re acting the same way.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
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The rough transcript makes it clear that Democrats got ahead of the evidence
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
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Opinion
Democrats’ double standard on Ukraine
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, listens to lawmaker speak during a Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.
Opinion
Democrats want to impeach Kavanaugh? Go for it!
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
Opinion
The smearing of Brett Kavanaugh continues
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
President Barack Obama speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. From left are, Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Commerce Secretary John Bryson, and Transportation Secretary Raymond
Opinion
CNN tries to blame Trump for the Obama administration’s leaks
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
Taliban militants hold their weapons outside the mosque where tribal elders and the Taliban met in Daggar, Buner’s main town, Pakistan, Thursday.
Opinion
Trump’s Taliban invite is one of the most shameful moments of his presidency
Obama’s decision to pull out American troops was catastrophic, but even he was not dumb enough to seek a photo op with terrorists.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
Joe Biden
Opinion
Trump and Biden have the same message: You may not like me, but you must vote for me
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli, speaks during a briefing at the White House, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Opinion
The Trump administration’s inability to defend the defensible
This self-defeating pattern is undermining the Trump presidency.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
Giant icebergs float in the fjord in Narsaq, southern Greenland. Greenland’s mineral wealth is unlikely to help it achieve economic independence from Denmark, the dream of many Inuits on the Arctic island, according to an independent report released Frida
Opinion
Trump’s idea of buying Greenland is far from absurd
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
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Marc Thiessen: China does not have the upper hand in Hong Kong. Trump does.
Trump should make clear that the cost of military intervention will be capital flight, brain drain and the end of Hong Kong’s preferential trade status, as well as any hopes of a trade deal.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
FILE - In this May 1, 2019, file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange puts his fist up as he is taken from court in London. The Justice Department has charged Assange with receiving and publishing classified information. The charges are contained in a
Opinion
Marc Thiessen: Assange is a spy, not a journalist. The Justice Department is right to indict him.
Julian Assange is not a journalist. He is a spy. The fact that he gave stolen U.S. intelligence to al-Qaida, the Taliban, China, Iran and other adversaries via a website rather than dead-drops is irrelevant. He engaged in espionage against the U.S.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to New York to attend a fundraiser, Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Opinion
Marc Thiessen: Trump’s Iran sanctions are working. But it’ll take more to topple the regime.
President Trump’s Iran policy appears to be careening between diplomacy and belligerence but there is a method to the madness.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally, Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Iowa state fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney)
Opinion
Marc A. Thiessen: Bernie Sanders needs Fox News to court Trump voters
Sanders’ appearance on Fox News was a calculated move to boost his presidential prospects: He needs Fox viewers to win the White House.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
In this Tuesday, July 20, 2004 file photo, Gene Simmons, bass player for the band Kiss, performs during their performance at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J.
Opinion
Marc Thiessen: Kiss horrified the elites which is why Americans loved them
Kiss loves America because they have lived the American Dream.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, listens as he finishes a day of testimony to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019.
Opinion
Marc Thiessen: Michael Cohen was supposed to provide ‘bombshell’ testimony. It didn’t explode.
His testimony was certainly embarrassing for the president, but Cohen offered no evidence to advance the cause of impeachment.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
In this March 22, 2017 file photo, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting in Seattle.
Opinion
Marc Thiessen: Schultz is calling Democrats out for how radical their party has become
Democrats are furious at former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz for announcing that he may launch an independent campaign for president.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on the South Lawn of the White House after making a surprise visit to troops in Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Opinion
Marc Thiessen: Trump’s top 10 successes of 2018
In his second year in office, the list of extraordinary things President Trump has done, for good and ill, continued to grow.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
Tourists ride the Staten Island Ferry to get a view of the Statue of Liberty, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in New York. The statue is closed due to the government shutdown. President Donald Trump's budget director is holding out hope that feuding Democrats and
Opinion
Marc Thiessen: I was arrested for having nunchucks in New York; I’m glad the law was overturned
When news broke last week that a federal judge had ruled a New York law banning possession of nunchucks was unconstitutional, I felt vindicated.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2018, file photo, people hold signs during a protest at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in Washington. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s first trip abroad since the ki
Opinion
Marc Thiessen: On Saudi Arabia, Trump is channeling his inner George H.W. Bush
There is one area where Trump is channeling his inner George H.W. Bush — and not in a good way.
By Marc A. Thiessen, Columnist