Jonathan Karl: podcast appearances and interviews

Jonathan David Karl is an American political journalist and author born on January 19, 1968. He has covered various branches of the United States government, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the U.S. State Department. His reporting experience extends internationally, as he has reported from more than 30 countries on topics related to U.S. politics, foreign policy, and the military. Karl has served as the chief Washington correspondent for ABC News and has been a co-anchor of the program This Week with George Stephanopoulos. From December 2012 until the end of the first Trump administration in January 2021, he held the position of chief White House correspondent for ABC News. As an author, Karl has published several books focusing on Donald Trump and American politics, including "Front Row at the Trump Show" in 2020 and "Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show" in 2021, both of which became New York Times bestsellers. His recent works, "Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party" in 2023 and "Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America" in 2025, examine Trump's political resurgence and its impact on American politics.