Marc A. Thiessen

Washington D.C.

Columnist focusing on foreign and domestic policy
Marc Thiessen writes a column for The Post on foreign and domestic policy. He is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush. He is a Fox News contributor.
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Shots fired and ‘rather quick golf carts’: Trump tells the story

The former president talks about the chaotic moments following Sunday’s gunfire at his Florida golf club.

September 16, 2024
A police vehicle is seen at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday. (Giorgio Viera/Reuters)

Trump can knock Harris out of the race in one debate. Here’s how.

Instead of ad hominem attacks, Trump should focus on Harris’s many policy flip-flops.

September 6, 2024
Former president Donald Trump during a town hall event in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

A sitting VP has won once in 188 years. Harris isn’t likely to be next.

Voters should realize: A Harris presidency would be a second Biden term.

August 27, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris appears during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Fences, police and IDs for the DNC, but not for thee

Despite the DNC rebrand, the convention’s security protocols hark back to a Democratic Party of old.

August 21, 2024
Police officers gather during a protest near the Israeli Consulate on Tuesday in Chicago. (Joe Lamberti for The Washington Post)

Two data points explain why voters hate the Biden-Harris economy

The problem isn’t ‘vibes.’ It’s plummeting savings and rising debt.

August 19, 2024
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris onstage Thursday at Prince George's County Community College in Upper Marlboro, Md.

Walz is Harris’s first unforced error — and an opportunity for Trump

By picking a fellow leftist, Harris has a running mate who appeals to her base but not swing voters.

August 7, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appears at a campaign event Tuesday in Philadelphia after being named Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)

Biden’s failure to avenge the Abbey Gate bombing is a national disgrace

Three years after 13 service members were killed by a suicide bomber, the only U.S. response has been a botched drone attack that killed uninvolved civilians.

August 1, 2024
President Biden, first lady Jill Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin watch U.S. Marines carry the remains of Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo on Aug. 29, 2021. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Harris is a gaffe-prone leftist. Why didn’t anyone challenge her?

That would-be rivals are waiting for 2028 suggests they know our democracy will survive Trump.

July 24, 2024
An attendee at a Kamala Harris campaign event Tuesday in West Allis, Wis., waves an action figure and a sign supporting the vice president. (Sara Stathas for The Washington Post)

Now is Trump’s chance to unite the country. Here’s what he should say.

Trump should pledge to fight for all Americans, whether they vote for him or not.

July 17, 2024
Former president Donald Trump on the first day of the Republican National Convention in downtown Milwaukee. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

Trump needs swing voters. Here’s how he can win them at the RNC.

Facing wary swing voters in 2004, George W. Bush delivered a convention speech that acknowledged his flaws and disarmed critics.

July 11, 2024
Former president Donald Trump at the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections in Atlanta on June 27. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)