Don't be afraid to defy anything when you are right. Recently, the Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin defied the call from President Donald Trump and fired back at him as Trump managed to question her reporting. Griffing, who is a Fox News national security correspondent, phoned Neil Cavuto's show on 5 September 2020 and defended her "straight down the middle" reporting and her sources.
Speaking with Cavuto on Saturday, Griffin mentioned, 'I can tell you that my sources are unimpeachable. I feel very confident in what we have reported at Fox.' Moreover, she stood by the credibility of her sources, citing that they are not anonymous to her. However, they are anonymous to the President, she doubts.
She further explained how Trump destroyed people who cross his path and how he weaponized the social media platform, Twitter. 'I'm a reporter, and it was my job to report what I heard,' she added.
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Jennifer Griffin backfired on President Donald Trump after he pushed back against her as she backed up the allegations reported in a controversial story by The Altlantic that accused Trump of disparaging slain U.S. military veterans.
Trump also called on Fox News to fire Griffin; however, her colleagues backed her up through several tweets.
Jennifer Griffin's Married Life
Jennifer Griffin, age 51, is currently married to her longtime husband named Greg Myre, who is also a journalist. The lovebirds exchanged their wedding vows in October 1994 and are together for more than a couple of decades. He serves as NPR's digital editor for international news and has reported for the Associated Press and The New York Times as well.
Jennifer Griffin and her husband, John Myre (©: People)
While they got married, Griffing used to work as a freelance journalist in Islamabad, Pakistan, while her husband Myre was the chief of the Islamabad bureau of The Associated Press.
The duo is also parents to their three children, namely, Annalise Myre, Amelia Myre, and Luke Myre. And currently, the family of four lives with immense love and support happily.
Jennifer Griffin's Net Worth
Jennifer Griffin's actual net worth details lie beyond the mystery. As a journalist and the correspondent of the FOX News, her average salary is estimated at around $66k per year, reports Glassdoor.
Griffin currently serves as a national security correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC) based on the Washington D.C. bureau. She has been serving in the FOX News for over a couple of decades. Griffin joined the channel in 1999 as a Jerusalem-based correspondent. Throughout her career in FOX News, she has reported daily from the Pentagon since 2007, questioning the war-heroes travels to war zones and reports on all aspects of the military.
Her works also include coverage of the wars against ISIS and Al Qaeda. Similarly, covering the news of an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on 11 September 2012, and the killing of Usama bin Laden in 2011 are some of her notable tasks.
As a Jerusalem-based correspondent, Griffin covered Israeli-Palestinian conflict, suicide bombings, failed peace deals, and military incursions. She also reported Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon and its withdrawal from the Gaza strip in 2005. She conducted a rare and extensive interview with former Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon on his farm in 2009.
Before joining FOX News, she worked at several channels and publications, including National Public Radio and U.S. News, World Report, The Sowetan newspaper in Johannesburg, South Africa, and many more.
Jennifer Griffin is a graduate of Harvard University (1992 class), where she received a B.A. in comparative politics.