Jonathan Swan
Jonathan Swan was born on August 7, 1985, and from Australia. He is an Australian journalist who works as a political reporter for Axios.
Recently, his Interview with Donald Trump has gone viral after the president delivered several bizarre answers about COVID-19. On July 28th, the interview was conducted and it was aired on HBO on August 3, Trump provided baffling answers to Swan’s questions about the coronavirus pandemic, Black Lives Matter, Ghislaine Maxwell, and more.
Furthermore, Trump even came equipped with printed out graphs to prove that Swan was “wrong” about his COVID-19 data. Moreover, Swan’s facial expressions went viral and Twitter couldn’t stop laughing at and relating to Swan’s facial expressions while listening to Trump speak.
Swan in the viode seemed surprised, upset, and in disbelief all at the same time.
Jonathan Swan is all of us. pic.twitter.com/jFQlrpXLGx
— Santiago Mayer 🌻 (@santiagomayer_) August 4, 2020
Career
In 2010, he started his career in journalism, and in 2013 he moved to the United States for an academic fellowship and worked as a Congressional aide.
As a reporter, Swan served as a national political reporter based in Canberra, Australia for Fairfax Media and a political correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald.
In 2015, he joined The Hill as part of their campaign team. Then, he a national political reporter for Axios in December 2016, and at Axios, Swan broke several stories about the Trump administration.
Former journalist Ronald Kessler claimed in his 2018 book The Trump White House: Changing the Rules of the Game that Trump often gave Swan information for his articles, under the agreement that it would be attributed to an “unnamed White House official.”
Furthermore, he was the first to report that the US was pulling out of the Paris Accords, that Steve Bannon was being fired, that Trump was ending DACA, and more. Swan broke the news that the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was retiring from Congress.
In March and April 2019, HuffPost and Wired reported that Axios had paid a firm to improve its reputation by lobbying for changes to the Wikipedia articles on Axios and Jonathan Swan.
Family
How old is Jonathan Swan? He was born on August 7, 1985, and from Australia and he is 35 years old as of 2020.
His father is famed broadcaster Norman Swan and his aunt and uncle are also Australian journalists.
Wife
He married Politico reporter Betsy Woodruff on September 14, 2019.
Net Worth
Estimated Net Worth of him is USD 1.3 Million as of 2020. He stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs around 78KG.
Know Jonathan Swan Wiki, Biography, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Net Worth & Facts
Name | Jonathan Swan |
Nick Name | Jonathan |
DOB | August 7, 1985 |
Age | 35 years old as of 2020 |
Height | 5 feet 9 Inches Tall |
Weight | 78KG |
Father | NA |
Mother | NA |
Sister | NA |
Wife | Betsy Woodruff |
Kids | NA |
Net worth | $1.3 Million USD as of 2020 |