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Ezra Klein
New York Times opinion columnist and podcast host since 2021, previously co-founder and editor of Vox and Wonkblog founder at The Washington Post. Co-author of Abundance (2025).
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The receipts (5)
Broke with own side · served the right · +1.8 R · Dec 1, 2024
Klein calls Hunter Biden pardon 'terrible politics and precedent'
Posted: "It's terrible politics and precedent but I'm going to be honest and say that the Trump team has been brutally clear they want revenge"
Source: X (@ezraklein) →Broke with own side · served the right · +1.8 R · Feb 16, 2024
Urged Biden to step aside
In an audio essay Klein argued Biden should withdraw from the 2024 race, saying he 'should find his way to stepping down as a hero.'
Source: UnHerd →On-record statement · served the left · +1.5 L · Nov 13, 2020
Klein calls Trump 'a ranting loser' backed by Republican elites
Posted: "Without them, Trump is just a ranting loser. With them, he’s a threat to the country."
Source: X (@ezraklein) →On-record statement · served the left · +1.5 L · Dec 10, 2019
Klein says Republicans are 'lockstep behind this guy'
Posted: "As you’re reading, keep in mind: Republicans are lockstep behind this guy."
Source: X (@ezraklein) →Partisan job · served the left · +2.0 L · Jan 1, 2003
Worked on Howard Dean's presidential campaign
Klein worked on Howard Dean's 2004 Democratic primary campaign in Vermont in 2003.
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