Political Columnist & Host Of 'Politics With Cheri Jacobus'

Cheri Jacobus | Biography

Former Columnist of USA Today & The Hill

• By Nischal Niroula
• Original : February 23, 2022

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Cheri Jacobus is a nationwide renowned political columnist and strategist. She is also the founder, and executive producer of America Reads The Mueller Report.

Who is Cheri Jacobus?

A political strategist, writer, and pundit, Jacobus earned her Bachelor of Science, Journalism from West Virginia University in 1982. 

Later in 1988, she completed a year-long campaign management course from American Campaign Academy.

Her career trajectory ranges from being a President of Capitol Strategies PL (1998 -September 2020) to Communications Director at House Education and Workforce Committee (1995-1997) after the Republicans dethroned Congress in 1995. 

Similarly, she actively worked as a columnist for The Hill (2009-2013) and USA Today (September 2017- August 2018).

A reliable political analyst, Jacobus is a long-time and frequently appearing guest in the political talk show on CNN, Fox News, and many more. She boldly offers her political opinions and analysis from the Republican point of view.

Currently running her podcast, she is the founder and executive producer of America Reads The Mueller Reports. She provides knowledge to the American public on the reports made by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

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Political Columnist

Jacobus worked as a political columnist for The Hill newspaper for four years and USA Today for a year. In addition, she has written for various media outlets such as The Guardian, New York Daily News, The Daily Beast, etc. 

Besides that, she has also served as an adjunct professor at George Washington University, Graduate School of Political Management, for three years. 

Jacobus served as a spokesperson of the Republican National Committee for a year (1977-1998). Then she was the Communications Director at House Education and Workforce Committee for two years. Alongside, Jacobus has appeared in various political discussions spectrum including Fox News, CNN, CBSNews.com, ABC, PBS, MSNBC, and many other media outlets. In addition, she has advised various remarkable political campaigns and was a campaign manager, chief strategist, and press spokesperson for Wayne Gilchrest for Congress.

Furthermore, she was the President of Capitol Strategies PL, a Washington-based political consulting and public affairs firm. She offered strategy, press relations, and communications consulting services to the Republican candidates. 

Also, she is the founder and an executive producer of America Reads The Mueller Report and a Podcast host and producer of Politics With Cheri Jacobus.  

Controversy

In 2018, USA Today terminated Jacobus after the political strategist humiliated Republican consultant Michael Caputo's daughter through a tweet. Her tweet suggested that Caputo's daughters could be used at 'parties' by Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender.

The 2018 July Tweet stated, "are your daughters ugly like you? Or can Trump use them at the Epstein parties so they can survive when you're broke, bitter, along and in prison for treason?"

Following Jacobus's derogatory tweet, The Hill also ensured that they would no longer publish the political pundit anymore. 

Jacobus, however, explained her disgraceful tweet. "My tweet was in response to his attacks on me," Jacobus stated to TheWrap. In addition to the statement, she added that Caputo tormented her with tweets urging her to end her life.  

Family

On December 17, 2021, she shared her family picture on her Facebook. Jacobus posted a photo of her parents and captioned that her mom is 87 and her father is 90.