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Sarah Elizabeth Cupp (born February 23, 1979) is an American television host, political commentator, and writer. In August 2017, she began hosting ''S.E. Cupp: Unfiltered,'' a political panel show, co-hosted by
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, on HLN and later
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. She is a former panelist on the CNN political debate show '' Crossfire'', author of '' Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity'' and co-author of ''Why You're Wrong About the Right''. She was a panelist on ''Real News'' on TheBlaze, a co-host of the
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talk show '' The Cycle'', and a frequent guest host on the
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late night talk show '' Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld''. She is a frequent guest panelist on ''
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''.


Early life

Cupp was born in
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. While growing up, she lived in
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, and attended the Academy of Notre Dame. From age six until her late teens, she studied ballet. While attending ballet school, she suffered from
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s and experienced a relapse during her college years. In 2000, Cupp graduated from
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with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
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. While attending Cornell, she worked for ''
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''. In 2010, she earned a Master of Arts degree from the
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at
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with a concentration in religious studies.


Media career

After graduating from
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, Cupp worked for an online magazine and a
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company. She was also a contributor to
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's ''The Arena'' and has been a frequent guest in the past on all three cable news channels –
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,
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, and
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. Her writings have appeared in several publications, including ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Townhall'', ''
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'', '' Human Events'', ''
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'', '' Maxim'', and '' The Daily Caller''. In 2009, Cupp was hired as a columnist at the ''
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''. In 2011, she was hired as a writer and commentator for
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, the organization owned and operated by
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. Shortly after being hired by Beck, Cupp was given her show, "S.E. Cupp" on the Insider Extreme broadcast found on Glennbeck.com. The show was moved to
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(now TheBlaze TV). On June 25, 2012, she began co-hosting '' The Cycle'' on
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with political strategist
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, pop-culture commentator
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, and senior
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political writer Steve Kornacki. After living and working in New York City for over a decade, Cupp moved to Washington, D.C., in 2013, after
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hired her to join the panel of a new version of '' Crossfire'', with panelists
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,
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, and Van Jones. Consequently, Cupp left MSNBC and ''The Cycle'', following her final appearance on June 27, 2013. On March 13, 2017, CNN's sister network, HLN, announced that Cupp would host a new evening program, ''S.E. Cupp Unfiltered'', in June. In August 2018, the program moved to CNN as a weekly program on Saturday evenings.


Political views

Throughout her career, Cupp has described herself as a "mainstream conservative" and a supporter of "limited government, self-reliance, self-empowerment, lower taxes". Although an atheist herself, on July 5, 2012, Cupp said on ''The Cycle'' that she "would never vote for an atheist president." When asked to explain, Cupp said she felt that a president must not represent only 10 to 15 percent of the American populace and that faith served as a "check" on presidential power. In March 2013, Cupp pulled out of a CPAC appearance because of its stances on homosexuality and gay marriage, saying she "became increasingly uncomfortable ligningwith an event, a great event in many ways, that had nonetheless attempted to marginalize a significant group of conservatives working on our behalf." She has since joined Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry. She has said that Republicans should be "natural allies" for same-sex marriage. During
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's 2012 presidential campaign, Cupp criticized his non-interventionist foreign policy, saying the United States has an obligation to " ightbrutal regimes and human rights abuses around the world". Cupp was strongly critical of
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's presidency, saying "I don't know these Republicans hat support Trump This isn't what drew me to this party". She voted for Joe Biden in the
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. Cupp personally opposes abortion, but believes it should be legal and opposed the overturning of ''
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''.


Personal life

For over twenty years, Cupp has been an
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, but has consistently stated that she is open to
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, Pareene, Alex (November 23, 2010
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and once said in an interview with
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, "I really aspire to be a person of faith some day." Cupp met John Goodwin, a former chief of staff to Representative
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, at the 2008 Republican Convention, and they began dating in 2011. They married in November 2013, and have one son. In 2017, Goodwin became head of communications for The Weather Channel, and that year, the family moved from Washington, D.C., to Darien, Connecticut.


Works

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See also

* New Yorkers in journalism


References


External links

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