About Debra J. Saunders

Debra J. Saunders

Debra J. Saunders

Debra J. Saunders is the Washington columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She served as White House correspondent for The RJ during President Donald Trump's first term. 
Before Trump, Saunders wrote an opinion column for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Daily News. Between Trump's terms, she was a senior fellow at The Discovery Institute.
She graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Boston with a B.A. in Greek and Latin.
Her column is nationally syndicated with Creators. 
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Sleepy Donald Trump? Umm, No, He's Not Joe Biden Dec 04, 2025

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, the very man who branded former President Joe Biden "Sleepy Joe" during the 2020 and 2024 campaigns, has been caught on camera seeming to nod off — during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting and a recent Oval Of... Read More

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Yes, The New York Times Really Ran a Story About Social Services Fraud by Immigrants Dec 03, 2025

WASHINGTON — Somali immigrants living in Minnesota effectively stole more than $1 billion in taxpayer money over the last five years, The New York Times reported Sunday. In what White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called "a new bombshe... Read More

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The Flying Public Is Getting Surly. Don't Let It Ruin Thanksgiving Nov 24, 2025

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is my new hero. Duffy is promoting a "civility" campaign that urges passengers to be polite and dress up rather than wear sweatpants and slippers when they fly. If everyone dresses better, everyo... Read More

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Six Democrats and One Trump Equal Trump Exhaustion Syndrome Nov 23, 2025

WASHINGTON —Six elected beltway Democrats with backgrounds in the military or intelligence are stirring the pot with a video in which they tell viewers, "This administration is pitting our uniform military and intelligence community professiona... Read More