“Earth to Democrats: Displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move.”

American diplomat and former political commentator

Monica Crowley is an American diplomat and former political commentator. Since 2025, she has served as the 35th Chief of Protocol of the United States. A Republican, she also held a post in the U.S. Department of the Treasury during the first Trump administration. She served as assistant secretary for public affairs from 2019 to 2021. Before that, she was a Fox News contributor from 1996 to 2017, and also worked as an opinion editor for The Washington Times. She has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.