Michael Anton
American essayist, speechwriter, US Director of Policy Planning
Michael Anton (born 1969) is an American right-wing writer and government official.
Anton wrote "The Flight 93 Election" (under a pseudonym), an influential essay in support of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. He was a speechwriter for Rupert Murdoch, a director of communications at Citigroup, and a managing director at BlackRock. He lectured at Hillsdale College, and is a Claremont Institute senior fellow. He contributed to Project 2025.
Anton was the director of policy planning in the second Trump administration, and deputy assistant for strategic communications on the National Security Council during the first. He wrote speeches for Rudy Giuliani, and for Condoleezza Rice at the National Security Council under George W. Bush. Anton also worked for California Governor Pete Wilson.
Early life and education
Anton is of Italian and Lebanese descent. He grew up in Loomis, California, an exurb of Sacramento.
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