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Patrick Randak/MSNBC NBC News has promoted Garrett Haake to Chief White House Correspondent, filling a role that was vacant after Peter Alexander, who recently held the job, moved to a new role at MS NOW. “Garrett has been an essential voice in our White House coverage, bringing sharp reporting, deep sourcing and an authoritative presence to some of the most consequential stories of our time,” says Chloe Arensberg, NBC News’ Washington Bureau Chief, in a memo sent to staffers Thursday. “That commitment was on full display during the White House Correspondents’ dinner, when he ran at full speed in his tux from the Washington Hilton to the White House briefing room to ensure NBC could ask the President a question—a moment that reflects his relentless drive to get the story when it matters most. In his new role, he will lead our White House coverage while continuing to deliver the breaking news, exclusives and insight that define NBC News.” Before joining the White House beat, Haake worked as NBC News;’ senior Capitol Hill correspondent, During his time covering Congress, he interviewed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he left the House floor during one of the historic votes to oust him. Haake has covered the 2012 campaign as an embed for Mitt Romney, filing from 36 states as well as Israel, Poland and the UK. He has covered all three Trump campaigns, in 2016 for WUSA and in 2020 and 2024 for NBC News, including traveling with the Trump campaign across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. His field reporting has taken him to some of the most difficult and defining moments in recent years, including the 2020 protests in Washington, where he reported night after night under intense conditions, the tragedy in Uvalde, and Hurricane Florence in North Carolina, where his coverage earned an Emmy nomination. Haake first joined NBC News as a desk assistant in 2007. He ha also logged time in local news in Kansas City and Washington, D.C., and earned regional Emmys before returning to NBC News in 2017.
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