Saagar Enjeti

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Saagar Enjeti
Saagar Enjeti square photo 2020.png
Enjeti in 2020
Born (1992-04-21) April 21, 1992 (age 33)
Alma mater George Washington University (BA)
Georgetown University (MA)
Occupation(s)Journalist and political commentator
Political party Republican
Spouse
Jill McGrath
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(m. 2023)​
Children1

Saagar Enjeti (born April 21, 1992) is an American journalist, podcast host and political commentator currently co-hosting the American political news and opinion series Breaking Points alongside Krystal Ball. Previously he hosted The Realignment with Marshall Kosloff.

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Early life and education

Enjeti was born on April 21, 1992, to Telugu immigrants from India,[ better source needed ] and was raised in College Station, Texas. [1] [2] His parents are Prasad Enjeti and Radhika Viruru, both professors at Texas A&M University. [3] He graduated from George Washington University in 2014 where he majored in economics and in 2018, he received a master's in security policy from Georgetown University. [4]

Career

Enjeti served as a media fellow for the Hudson Institute, where he co-hosted the podcast The Realignment with Marshall Kosloff. [3] [4] [5] He also served as a Tony Blankley fellow at the Steamboat Institute. [4] [6]

Enjeti began his media career at The Daily Caller , owned by Tucker Carlson, as its White House Correspondent. According to Enjeti, he obtained the job by cold emailing someone at the outlet who tangentially knew a friend of his. [1] [3] [7]

He co-hosted Rising with Krystal Ball and wrote for The Hill from 2019 to 2021. [7] [8] [9] The pair co-wrote the book The Populist's Guide to 2020 which focused on left and right populism in America. [3] [10] [11]

In 2021, Enjeti and Ball left Rising to start their own show called Breaking Points . [7] [8] That show became the number one political podcast one week after launching and reached one million subscribers on YouTube in 2023. [12]

Views

The American Conservative described Enjeti in 2020 as a "would-be, millennial Tucker Carlson."

Economic Views

Enjeti has expressed economic nationalist and economic populist views and has criticized free trade and libertarianism and large corporations. [13] [14] [15]

Foreign Policy

Enjeti supports non-interventionism and has generally expressed opposition to foreign interventions by the United States and the military–industrial complex. [16] [17] [18] He has generally criticized U.S. and Israeli foreign policy in the Gaza war and has generally criticized United States support for Israel in the Gaza war. [19] He has also been express criticism of the western approach and U.S. involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War. [20] [21] [22]

Personal life

Enjeti married Jill McGrath in July 2023, with an initial wedding ceremony in India, and another wedding ceremony in Rhode Island. [23] Their daughter was born in 2025.[ citation needed ] Enjeti is an atheist. [24]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (April 21, 2020). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Saagar Enjeti, host of 'Rising' at The Hill TV". Politico. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ Enjeti, Saagar (April 28, 2022). ""Saagar Enjeti on X: 'This is an especially amusing part of the …'"".
  3. 1 2 3 4 Mills, Curt (July 10, 2020). "Saagar Enjeti Rising". The American Conservative.
  4. 1 2 3 "The future of media: Moving beyond bias and partisanship". The Washington Examiner. April 9, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Hudson Announces Launch of New Podcast and Media Fellows" . Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tony Blankly Fellows" . Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Newport, Cal (June 15, 2022). "The Rise of the Internet's Creative Middle Class". newyorker.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Cockburn (June 2021). "The fall of Rising". Spectator World. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Saagar Enjeti former employee of The Hill", thehill.com, retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. 1 2 Dustin Guastella. "The Populist Pundits", jacobin.com, 23 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Hoonhout, Tobias (April 16, 2020). "Progressive Populism's Dashed Hopes". National Review. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  12. ↑ Berkowitz, Joe (June 12, 2021). "Why 'Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar' became the number-one political podcast in a week". Fast Company.
  13. ↑ https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/476293-saagar-enjeti-doubles-down-on-calls-for-conservatives-to-ditch-libertarianism/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
  14. ↑ https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/466371-saagar-enjeti-praises-yang-for-automation-threat-to-forefront-at-ohio-debate/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
  15. ↑ May 27, Tyler Stone On Date; 2021. "Saagar Enjeti: How U.S. Elites Sold Out Americans To China". www.realclearpolitics.com. Retrieved September 25, 2025.{{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ HappyScribe. "Transcript of Saagar Enjeti, ... | Your Podcast Transcripts". Podcasts - Your Podcast Transcripts. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Conservative Isolationists Gather in D.C. to Push Against U.S. Escalation in Ukraine – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics". spectator.org/. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  18. ↑ https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/463296-saagar-enjeti-on-gabbard-im-becoming-a-fan-of-hers/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
  19. ↑ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  20. ↑ https://x.com/esaagar/status/1894069858326732898
  21. ↑ Breaking Points (August 22, 2022). Saagar Enjeti: US Getting RIPPED OFF In Ukraine War . Retrieved October 4, 2025– via YouTube.
  22. ↑ PowerfulJRE (February 4, 2023). Krystal & Saagar on The Media's Gaslighting Over Corruption in Ukraine . Retrieved October 4, 2025– via YouTube.
  23. ↑ "Saagar Enjeti Tied the Knot with His Wife Jill McGrath". November 28, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Krystal and Saagar REACT: Ted Cruz DOG WALKED by Tucker Carlson". YouTube . June 19, 2025.
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