Mark Knoller is a former correspondent with ''

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'' best known for his reporting on the

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. He has covered every

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since

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, and started gathering statistics on the presidents' daily activities in 1996.

Early life

Knoller is originally from Brooklyn, NY and graduated from New York University.

Career

On May 28, 2020, it was reported that CBS had laid off Knoller. He tweeted that day that he was still on the job and was waiting to see what he would do next. The layoff was greeted by a tremendous outpouring of support for Knoller from all sides of the political divide.

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