Philip Rucker Biography

Philip Rucker (Full name; Philip James Madelen Rucker) is the Deputy National Editor for The Washington Post and NBC News & MSNBC Political Analyst. He previously served as Senior Washington Correspondent and as White House Bureau Chief, leading The Post’s award-winning coverage of Donald Trump’s presidency.

Philip Rucker Age

Rucker is 38 years old a of 2022, he was born in 1984 in Savannah, Georgia, US. He celebrates his birthday on March 20.

Philip Rucker Education

Philip holds a Bachelors degree of Arts in History from the University of Yale. While there he was an editor and reporter for the Yale Daily News. He even covered the 2016 presidential elections.

Philip Rucker Family

He has not revealed the names of his parents but he shares photos of his mother on his timeline. He has not posted anything about his father .

Philip Rucker Wife – Philip Rucker Married

Rucker is not married but there is no public information available on whether he is dating or not. His social media account  has no photos that insinuates he is in a relationship as he only posts his dog, Axel.

Philip Rucker Dog

Philip has a dog known as Axel, which is a cavapoo. He was born on a farm in Pennsylvania’s Amish country to a Cavalier King Charles spaniel mom and poodle dad. His named is inspired by the hardest jump in figure skating.

Philip Rucker Gay

Rucker has not revealed his sexual orientation. People allege that he is gay as he shows interest in LGBTQ rights by demanding justice for gay people.

Philip Rucker Skating

Philip was a competitive figure skater as a youth.

Never any (Nielsen) point deductions when former competitive skater @PhilipRucker joins the @11thHour! Tune in tonight! #TurnBackTuesday pic.twitter.com/SwB2DGcz4V

— Eric Greenberg (@EricJGreenberg) March 27, 2018

Philip Rucker Washington Post

Rucker is the Deputy National Editor for The Washington Post where he helps lead the staff covering Washington, national security, politics, domestic news, health, science and other topics. He previously served as Senior Washington Correspondent and as White House Bureau Chief, leading The Post’s award-winning coverage of Donald Trump’s presidency. He joined The Post in 2005 as a local news reporter and has covered Congress, the Obama White House, and the 2012, 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, as well as national breaking news.

He was part of the team that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award for coverage of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. He also has received the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for distinguished reporting on the presidency and the White House Correspondents’ Association’s Aldo Beckman Award for overall excellence in White House coverage.

He is also a Political Analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.

Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig Married

Philip and Carol Leonnig  are not married but they are coworkers and co-authors. Carol Leonnig is an investigative reporter at The Washington Post, where she has worked since 2000. She is also a political analyst at MSNBC

In 2015, she won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for her work revealing the misconduct and failures of the Secret Service that had compromised President Obama’s security. She was also part of a Post team that won the Pulitzer in 2017 for their coverage of the Russian interference in the presidential election and President Trump’s efforts to stymie a federal investigation of his campaign’s ties to Russia.

Philip and Carol are co-authors of “A Very Stable Genius” and “I Alone Can Fix It: Donald Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year. the books.”

Philip Rucker Salary

He earns an annual base salary of around $50,000.

Philip Rucker Net worth

Philip has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million.

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