“I personally can barely remember what I was like before I came to college, what made me happy or worried or confident. I don't remember what I expected in my future, except that 'President of the United States' was about halfway up the ladder.”

American journalist

David Fahrenthold is an American journalist who writes for The New York Times. He was previously a reporter for The Washington Post and has also worked as a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. He won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2017 for his coverage of Donald Trump and questions around Trump’s claimed charitable giving, including reporting tied to the 2016 United States presidential election. His work is associated with political reporting and scrutiny of public claims.