Rick Wilson is a longtime Republican political strategist, infamous negative ad-maker, and commentator. He has successfully worked for numerous GOP campaigns including, presidential, senate, mayoral and gubernatorial. Since 2015, he's been a leading conservative critic of Donald Trump. He went on to co-found The Lincoln Project, a group of Republican and conservative leaders who are critical and oppose Donald Trump.
A pioneer of and leader in the Never-Trump movement, Wilson released the best-selling Everything Trump Touches Dies in August 2018. In the book, Wilson brings his dark humor and biting analysis to confront the absurdity of American politics in the Age of Trump. He mercilessly takes down Trump and exposes the damage Trump has done to the country, to the Republican Party Wilson served for decades, and to the conservative movement that has abandoned its principles for the worst president in American history.
Wilson writes several opinions and columns for newspapers like The Daily Beast, Politico, and The Federalist.
Rick Wilson participated in the 2020 Post-Election Roundup with Charlie Cook, Jonathan Capehart and Al Franken. After approximately two years, $14 billion and countless hours of attention, the 2020 campaign has finally come to a close. Rick Wilson was a part of the historic panel to discuss Joe Biden winning the presidency and President Trump is still contesting the results.
