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Introduction :
Christina Wilkie is a national political reporter for CNBC. A native of Washington D.C, she has worked for big outlets like Huffington Post & The Hill in the past.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Christina is the daughter of Neil Wilkie (father) and Eugenia Wilkie (mother).
- She has 2 siblings. Her brother is an American attorney, risk analyst and fund manager, Ian Wilkie. Her sister is Jenny Wilkie.
- Her late uncle, Don Edwards, represented San Jose, California, in the House of Representatives for over 30 years.
- In May 2019, Christina came back from maternity leave after delivering her daughter, Edith. In a tweet, she thanked CNBC for their support towards pregnant employees and their generous medical leave policy.
- Wilkie attended the New Canaan Country School from 1986 to 1993, and graduated from Telluride High School in 1995.
- From there she furthered her studies at the Groton School until 1997. Subsequently, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Philosophy, Classics and Italian from Trinity College-Hartford in 2001.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Christina began her career in 2004. The Aspen Institute employed her as the coordinator of development and special events.
- In 2006, she started her new job as the Traveling Chief of Staff for the Office of Her Majesty Queen Noor.
- Following this, Wilkie became the managing editor for the Washington Life Magazine. She was there for nearly two years.
- She joined The Hill to write for the column titled, “In The Know” in mid-2009. Christina remained there for another two years before moving on. Judy Kurtz, daughter of Washington Bureau Chief Howard Kurtz, was her replacement.
- Christina’s following job brought her to The Huffington Post, where she was posted as a national reporter. One of her biggest tasks was to provide coverage for the 2016 presidential election.
- She was promoted as a White House Correspondent in 2016, where she continued on the role until mid-2017.
- She then left to join CNBC as a national political reporter.
Awards and Notable Achievements :
- Wilkie’s notable achievements in national politics include covering the 2008 Financial Crisis, the Tea Party counter-revolution in 2010 & the pitchfork rebellion against the rich in 2012.
- She is also well-known for writing a hit article while with Huffington Post about Trump supporters Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway and Rochelle “Silk” Richardson, alleging them of cozying up to a white nationalist. The article received heavy backlash.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Wilkie finds satisfaction from reporting by serving as the eyes and ears for the people, and reporting her findings back for the benefits of the people.
- Shockingly, she has received a number of hate messages, threats and cyber-attacks following the 2016 US presidential election.
- She is popular on Twitter (now called X), with a following of well over 100,000.
Has anyone noticed that any and all statements made by GOP members are no more than purposely self-serving and misleading wind and noise? LISTEN TO TRUMP AND HIS PETS! HE RUNS HIS MOUTH, SAYING NOTHING AND THEY DOUBLE DOWN ON IT WHILE TRYING TO INJECT SOME GRAND MEANING INTO IT. SAD LAPDOGS…THEY ARE BEYOND SALVATION!
CEOs at Trump meeting: Ex-president ‘meandering’ and ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’
REALLY??? THIS DISGUSTING EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN BEING HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A BLOVIATING BLOWHARD SINCE I WAS IN HIGHSCHOOL IN THE ’70’S. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD. IT’S NOT TRUMPSEYLAND! AND THESE EXTREMELY ASTUTE (ALLEGEDLY) NITWITS JUST FIGURED OUT THAT THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES??? WOW!
Distorted view of the RNC
THE RNC IS DISTORTED, AND SO IS THE GOP! THAT IS THE CLEAR-EYED HONEST VIEW, SO REPUBLICANS WILL FIND THE MEANING “ELUSIVE”