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Tomi Lahren Trivia: 29 fascinating facts about the political commentator!

Tomi Lahren is an American conservative political commentator and a former television and online video host.

Let’s see some interesting facts about her!

 

1. Tomi Lahren was born August 11, 1992 in Rapid City, South Dakota, in a military family, and attended Central High School.

2. She is of German and Norwegian descent.

3. Lahren graduated from University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2014 and moved to San Diego shortly thereafter.

4. She also hosted and was an associate producer for the political roundtable show, The Scramble, for her university’s television program.

5. Lahren interned for Republican congresswoman Kristi Noem, serving as the first intern for Noem’s Rapid City office.

6. Hoping to find an internship in political commentary, Lahren applied to One America News Network (OAN), obtained an interview, and was instead offered the opportunity to host her own show. She moved to San Diego, California and began working for OAN. On Point with Tomi Lahren debuted in August 2014.

7. In July 2015, a video of her commentary concerning the 2015 Chattanooga shootings garnered widespread attention. Before this, Lahren caused a smaller wave of press attention in March 2015 when she appeared at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. Referring to the image of Republicans as “old, rich, white males”, she commented on prominent Democrats, saying: “Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden. Old, rich, white, and if the pantsuit fits … male too?”

8. On August 19, 2015, Lahren announced that she had completed her last show with OAN.

9. She moved to Texas, and began a new show with TheBlaze in November 2015.

10. She has become known for ending her program with three-minute segments called “final thoughts” in which she speaks extremely quickly. These segments have become widely popular on social media, but have been variously referred to as “screeds” and “rants”.

11. In January of 2016, Lahren endorsed Marco Rubio for president in the Republican Party presidential primary.

12. On November 30, 2016, Lahren appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for a 26-minute interview segment. Many critics compared her appearance with former host Jon Stewart’s friendly rivalry with Bill O’Reilly.

13. On March 17, 2017, Lahren made a guest appearance on The View, where she said that women should have access to abortion, going further and accusing those who hold pro-life positions of being hypocrites.

14. The Blaze, whose owner Glenn Beck is pro-life and openly criticized Lahren for her comments, immediately suspended her with pay. Lahren responded by filing a wrongful termination suit against The Blaze.

15. On April 7, 2017, Tomi filed a suit against The Blaze claiming wrongful termination. Lahren’s suit is also asking the judge to grant a temporary restraining order, which would allow her to speak freely and prevent The Blaze from destroying any evidence related to her suspension. She is also asking for attorney’s fees and costs and any and all other relief to which she might be entitled.

16. Lahren describes herself as a “constitutional conservative”.

17. She has said that she is a commentator, not a journalist, and has said that her shows are not about presenting news neutrally, but about commentary and “mak[ing] the news”.

18. Lahren’s commentaries have been described by critics as often racist, ashe disputes.

19. She acknowledges that commentators have lampooned her as “White Power Barbie”.

20. She has been described as an “anti-feminist who admires strong women”, whose positions on immigration are similar to those of Donald Trump.

21. She has criticized African American people for various social issues, including drug abuse and unemployment.

22. She has stated that she believes in women’s empowerment and looks up to women from the political left and the political right.

23. In July 2016, Lahren wrote a tweet comparing the Black Lives Matter movement to the Ku Klux Klan.

24. Tens of thousands of people signed a Change.org petition in response asking for her to be fired from TheBlaze.

25. The petition was unsuccessful. In November 2016, Lahren released a video on the protests against Donald Trump.

26. In August 2016, she released a video criticizing NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who had been protesting racism by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem before football games.

27. In March 2017, Lahren stated that she was pro-choice, sparking criticism from a number of anti-abortion writers.

28. She was immediately suspended following these comments and was, according to some reports, later fired from TheBlaze.

29. The Blaze owner Glenn Beck, among others, noted that Lahren had previously publicly claimed she was pro-life, in addition to numerous other inconsistencies on other issues.

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