Tomi Lahren

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Tomi Lahren (/ˈtɒmi ˈlærən/; born August 11, 1992) is an American television and online video host, and a conservative[1] political commentator. She currently hosts Tomi for TheBlaze.[2] She was previously the host of On Point with Tomi Lahren on One America News Network (OAN).[3][4] Her commentary has garnered widespread attention: in late 2016, The New York Times described Lahren as a "rising media star"[1] and BBC News called her "the young Republican who is bigger than Trump on Facebook."[4] Her commentary is widely polarizing, being seen as "either righteous and rousing or obnoxious and infuriating."[4] Contents [show] Early life Lahren grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota, in a military family, and attended Central High School.[5][6] She is of German and Norwegian descent.[7] She graduated from UNLV in 2014 and moved to San Diego shortly thereafter. Lahren also hosted and was an associate producer for the political roundtable show, The Scramble for her university's television program.[8] She also interned for Republican congresswoman Kristi Noem, serving as the first intern for Noem's Rapid City office.[9] Career Hoping to find an internship in political commentary, Lahren applied to One America News Network (OAN), obtained an interview, and was instead offered the opportunity to host her own show. She moved to San Diego, California and began working for OAN. On Point with Tomi Lahren debuted in August 2014.[3][5][10] In July 2015, a video of her commentary concerning the 2015 Chattanooga shootings garnered widespread attention.[11] Before this, Lahren caused a smaller wave of press attention in March 2015 when she appeared at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. Referring to the image of Republicans as "old, rich, white males", she commented on prominent Democrats, saying: "Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden. Old, rich, white, and if the pantsuit fits ... male too?"[12] On August 19, 2015, Lahren announced that she had completed her last show with OAN. She moved to Texas, and began a new show with TheBlaze in November 2015.[13] She has become known for ending her program with three-minute segments called "final thoughts" in which she speaks extremely quickly. These segments have become widely popular on social media, but have been variously referred to as "screeds" and "rants".[4] On November 30, 2016, Lahren appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for a 26-minute interview segment. Many critics compared her appearance with former host Jon Stewart's friendly rivalry with Bill O'Reilly.[14][15][16] Personal views In July 2016, Lahren issued a tweet comparing the Black Lives Matter movement to the Ku Klux Klan.[4] As a result, tens of thousands of people signed a Change.org petition asking for her to be fired from TheBlaze.[17] In November 2016, Lahren released a video on the protests against Donald Trump.[18] In August 2016, she released a video criticizing Colin Kaepernick, who had been protesting racism by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem before football games.[1] Her commentaries have been frequently described by critics as racist, a label she disputes.[1] She acknowledges that commentators have lampooned her as "White Power Barbie".[19] She has been described as an "Anti-feminist", whose positions on immigration into the United States are similar to those of Donald Trump.[4] She has criticized African American people for various social issues, including drug abuse and unemployment.[4] She has stated that she believes in women's empowerment, and looks up to women from the political left and the political right.[4] She has said that her shows are not about presenting news neutrally, but about commentary, and "making the news."[4]