Julia Hahn

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Julia Hahn
Born (1991-04-01) April 1, 1991 (age 30)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago, A.B.
OccupationJournalist

Julia Aviva Hahn (born April 1, 1991) is an American writer. She began her career working as an editor for Breitbart News. Since January 2017, Hahn has been Special Assistant to President Donald Trump.[2]

Early life[]

Hahn was born to a Jewish family,[3][4][5] and grew up in Beverly Hills. She attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles.[6] Her grandfather is Harold Honickman, the chairman of Pepsi, who in 2002 was estimated to be worth $850 million,[7] the 277th wealthiest person in America, according to the Forbes 400.[8]

Hahn attended the University of Chicago, studying philosophy.[2] While a student, she also studied in Paris.[9] Hahn's senior thesis at the University of Chicago was on "issues at the intersection of psychoanalysis and post-Foucauldian philosophical inquiry".[9]

Career[]

Hahn started her career as a producer for The Laura Ingraham Show, which served as an effective pivot for her political interest.[6] Hahn became a press secretary for Virginia Congressman Dave Brat.[2]

In 2015, Hahn began working at Breitbart News as a writer and editor.[10] She followed Steve Bannon to the White House, becoming his deputy policy strategist.[11][10] She remained in the White House after Bannon's departure and worked in a communications position.[12] Writing for Breitbart, Hahn approvingly referenced The Camp of the Saints, a controversial French novel popular among white nationalist circles.[13] She wrote headlines such as "Republican-Led Congress Oversees Large-Scale Importation of Somali Migrants."[11]

According to The New York Times, on entering the White House at age 25, Hahn's financial disclosure forms indicate she had some $1.5 million in stocks including investments in PepsiCo and the State of Israel,[14] as well as a Custodial Bank Account for minors containing between $500,000–$1 million.[15]

In August 2020, The New York Times reported that Hahn compiled binders of talking points for White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany.[16]

In January 2021, Hahn was hired on U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty's staff.[17]

Controversy[]

In October 2020, the Southern Poverty Law Center published a report to its Hatewatch blog based on leaked emails by Hahn’s former colleague at Breitbart, Katie McHugh. The article alleged that Hahn had connections to prominent white nationalists during her time as a Breitbart reporter and producer for Laura Ingraham. In response to the story, the White House issued a statement on Hahn’s behalf, saying that she “condemns racism and hatred in all forms” and describing the emails as “cherry-picked.”[18]

References[]

  1. ^ Maass, Peter (7 May 2017). "Birth of A Radical". The Intercept. Retrieved 17 August 2017. Hahn, who was born on April Fools' Day in 1991
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Costa, Robert (January 23, 2017). "Trump's latest hire alarms allies of Ryan — and bolsters Bannon". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ Bovy, Phoebe Maltz (February 6, 2017). "What's a Nice Jewish Girl Like Julia Hahn Doing in Steve Bannon's White House?". Jewish Daily Forward.
  4. ^ Goldiner, David (January 23, 2017). "Julia Hahn, Jewish Breitbart Reporter, Tapped for White House Post Under Steve Bannon". Jewish Daily Forward.
  5. ^ Jung, Helin (April 5, 2017). "Who Is Julia Hahn? 7 Things to Know About Steve Bannon's Protégée Who Now Works in the White House". Cosmopolitan.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Terris, Ben (March 30, 2017). "Who is Julia Hahn? The Unlikely Rise of Steve Bannon's Right-Hand Woman — a 'Mild-Mannered' 25-Year-Old". National Post.
  7. ^ Maass, Peter (May 7, 2017). "Birth of a Radical". The Intercept.
  8. ^ #277, Honickman, Harold Archived 2017-08-27 at the Wayback Machine Forbes 400, 2002
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Marantz, Andrew (February 13, 2017). "Becoming Steve Bannon's Bannon". The New Yorker.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Isenstadt, Alex (January 22, 2017). "Breitbart writer expected to join White House staff". Politico.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Kulish, Nicholas (April 24, 2017). "With Ally in Oval Office, Immigration Hard-Liners Ascend to Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  12. ^ Markay, Lachlan; Suebsaeng, Asawin (November 6, 2017). "Bannon Protégée Gets a New Job in the White House—and It's Not Going Well". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  13. ^ Bort, Ryan (November 12, 2019). "This Is What a White Nationalist Administration Looks Like". Rolling Stone.
  14. ^ "Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e)". Politico.
  15. ^ "Who's Worth What at the White House: The Financial Disclosures". The New York Times. March 31, 2017.
  16. ^ Rogers, Katie; Haberman, Maggie (August 2, 2020). "Kayleigh McEnany Heckles the Press. Is That All?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "Former Trump aides Deere, Hahn hired by U.S. senator from Tennessee". Reuters. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  18. ^ Hayden, Michael Edison (October 21, 2020). "Trump Official Brought Hate Connections to the White House". splcenter.org. Southern Poverty Law Center.
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