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Zito at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2017

Salena Zito is an American journalist and author.[1]

Career

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Zito hails from Pennsylvania and is a longtime newspaper journalist who was a columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the New York Post.[2] Her 2018 book The Great Revolt was praised by Donald Trump.[2] Zito denied claims that she fabricated quotes in her reporting in a New York Post story headlined “The Twitter trolls attacking my work are all wrong“.[2][3][4] She is a reporter for the Washington Examiner and a contributor to the Washington Post where she is known for her reporting on populism in American politics.

On July 13, 2024, Zito was standing feet from the presidential podium during the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt on Donald Trump, and was tackled to the ground by a campaign staffer as bullets flew over her head. She spoke to Trump several times in the immediate aftermath.[5]

In 2025, Hachette’s Center Street imprint published Zito’s book, Butler, about the Trump assassination attempt and Trump’s subsequent electoral victory in the heartland. The book debuted as a #1 New York Times bestseller.[6] Trump, in a social media post, called the book "powerful."[7] It was reported that Zito has sold the rights for the book to be adapted into a movie.[8]

Awards

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In 2024, Zito received the Media Research Center Bulldog Award.[9]

Books

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  • Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland (Center Street, 2025).
  • With Brad Todd The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics (Forum Books, 2018)[10][11][12][13]
  • It's Complicated: How Our Nation Is Coming Together and Falling Apart (Creators Publishing, 2021)

References

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  1. ^ Uberti, David (June 19, 2017). "Drive-by journalism in Trumplandia". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Matthews, Dylan (2018-09-05). "The Salena Zito controversy, explained". Vox. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  3. ^ Zito, Salena (2018-09-04). "The Twitter trolls attacking my work are all wrong". New York Post. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  4. ^ Feinberg, Ashley (2018-08-30). "Take Salena Zito Neither Seriously Nor Literally". HuffPost. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  5. ^ Zito, Salena. "After Trump Was Shot, He Called Me". www.thefp.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  6. ^ Bedard, Paul (2025-07-17). "Salena Zito's 'Butler' debuts at No. 1 on New York Times bestseller list - Washington Examiner". Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  7. ^ Trump, Donald J. "Truth Social". Truth Social. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  8. ^ Notheis, Asher (2025-07-17). "Zito's book on Trump assassination attempt will be a movie - Washington Examiner". Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  9. ^ Harper, Jennifer (May 7, 2024). "Inside the Beltway: Media Research Center gives awards to the 'great American truth-tellers'". The Washington Times. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  10. ^ "The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics by Salena Zito, Brad Todd". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  11. ^ Zernike, Kate (June 15, 2018). "Why Trump Voters Supported Trump". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  12. ^ Lozada, Carlos (June 7, 2018). "How to slice, dice and make nice with the Trump coalition". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  13. ^ Continetti, Matthew (10 May 2018). "Understanding the Upheaval". National Review. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
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