speechwriter
noun
speech·writ·er
ˈspēch-ˌrī-tər 
: a person who writes speeches (as for a politician)
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She is the President's principal speechwriter.
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This group includes Darren Beattie, appointed to a top post at the State Department despite having been dismissed from his job as a Trump speechwriter in 2018 after reportedly appearing at an event alongside white nationalists, and having claimed online that January 6 was orchestrated by the FBI.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
He was fired as a speechwriter in the first Trump term for attending a conference with white nationalists.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
That’s a quote to the New York Times from Michael Waldman, who was President Bill Clinton’s chief speechwriter and is now president and chief executive of the Brennan Center for Justice, which promotes legal system reforms and works to curb money in politics.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Ben Rhodes, a former speechwriter for Barack Obama and a deputy national-security adviser in Obama’s Administration, who is a friend of Lammy’s, told me.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
He was fired as a speechwriter in the first Trump term for attending a conference with white nationalists.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
That’s a quote to the New York Times from Michael Waldman, who was President Bill Clinton’s chief speechwriter and is now president and chief executive of the Brennan Center for Justice, which promotes legal system reforms and works to curb money in politics.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Ben Rhodes, a former speechwriter for Barack Obama and a deputy national-security adviser in Obama’s Administration, who is a friend of Lammy’s, told me.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Speechwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speechwriter. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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