Martha Raddatz' Political Affiliation. Is None Of Your Business - Bustle Raddatz had Barack Obama at her wedding in1991, ABC said in a statement before the 2012 debate, conservative media outlet Brietbart complained, The Media Research Center released a report, had this to say about Raddatz performance, Raddatz described Clinton as combative, charming, disarming and clearly ready for a fight., a 2012 piece where Raddatz says of Clinton, Lets face it, Hillary is cool., she moderated a Democratic debate in 2015. During the 2016 election Raddatz co . Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment. But their view on Lehrers performance is the same as that of the debate commission, which wants moderators to do less, not more. The conversation, which took place Nov. 16 between orientation sessions on Capitol Hill, began with the significance of more women joining the ranks of Congress. Calling Jake to tell him she wouldnt be making the trip, she then had to tell him why: he was sworn to secrecy until the president announced it on television later that day. For more information, read our breakdown of the relationship between Donald Trump and Lester Holt below: Lester Holts Political Views: Is He a Democrat or a Republican? Raddatz seemed to weather her initial brush with the media hazing that can come with a debate hosting gig on Wednesday when a number of prominent Republicans including Ryan defended her objectivity in light of a Daily Caller reportabout Barry Obama attending her wedding. In order to get off the plane, she had to confide the then-secret information to a flight attendant and then told her son, who got worried about her when she first vaguely mentioned a national security issue. It was the only path that would get her near an area that was once home to Osama bin Laden. Looming large over the 2020 race -- like most aspects of everyday life now -- is the coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of more than 180,000 Americans since March, and has hamstrung the economy as businesses have had to adapt to the new normal. Q&A with Martha Raddatz | C-SPAN.org I see optimism. She dropped out of college to start her career. She served as Health and Human Services secretary for the duration of Bill Clintons two presidential terms. In 2012, Raddatz was on a U.S. destroyer as it made its way through the Strait of Hormuz. Chamillionaire loved the moment, said it made his night, and told Raddatz to keep it gangsta.. Even during her stint as White House correspondent during President George W. Bushs administration, she continued to make regular trips into war-torn Iraq. Before the fireworks start, weve unpacked some facts about Raddatz, from her seat on a bombing mission to being mortified at a very un-presidential ringtone going off in the White House briefing room. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. This is the same year he began working forNBC Newsfull time. She joined ABC News from NPR in 1999 as a State Department correspondent and was named senior national security correspondent five years later before moving to White House correspondent for Bushs second term. "The embarrassment is just going to keep growing over this," Laura Harth, the campaign director at Safeguard Defenders, told Newsweek. "That just made my night. Contrary to Trumps statement, Lester Holt is a registered Republican. He's not speaking to me and he's not speaking for me," she added. In general,Raddatz does a fairly good job of being objective in her reporting. Instead of six 15-minute segments (or pods, as Lehrer referred to them), there will be nine 10-minute segments.