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Salena Zito

Washington Examiner national political reporter, Washington Post Special Contributor -author of Butler: Inside the near Assassination Attempt of Donald Trump and the fight for America's Heartland based in Western Pennsylvania

My Decade with Donald Trump
He chased her with hair spray. She saw him get shot. Salena Zito is the journalist who knows Trump—and his voters—better than anyone.
Salena Zito
How Did Walz Win Kamala’s Veepstakes?
The Minnesota governor is a folksy progressive and a good soldier. And Josh Shapiro may be too ambitious to accept second place, reports Salena Zito.
Salena Zito
‘I Was Four Feet Away When I Heard the Bullets’
A gunman tried to assassinate Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Salena Zito was there.
Salena Zito
‘We Don’t Know What We Are Breathing’: A Report from East Palestine
A train derailment and chemical explosion that ripped through an Ohio town earlier this month have left locals feeling sick, angry—and completely…
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