Jennifer Griffin

Jennifer Griffin is an American journalist who works as Chief national security correspondent at the Pentagon for Fox News.

[2] Before working at the Pentagon, Griffin was based in Jerusalem, Israel and provided coverage of the Second Palestinian Intifada, suicide bombings, military incursions and failed peace deals.

"[3] In September 2020, Griffin, citing anonymous sources, confirmed key details of an article in The Atlantic[4] that reported President Trump had characterized veterans and fallen American soldiers as "losers" and "suckers."

"[5][6][7][8] In February 2022, prior and just after the start of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Griffin frequently corrected and fact-checked her Fox News colleagues when they said false or unproven things about the war.

Griffin also secured exclusive interviews with top officials, including Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and spearheaded FNC's coverage of the conflict stateside with around the clock updates from the Pentagon.

[12] Griffin serves as the emcee of the annual CAUSE gala, which celebrates and shows our appreciation for America's wounded, ill, and injured service members and their caregivers.

[14] Griffin was diagnosed with stage 3 triple-negative breast cancer in 2009, and underwent chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and radiation for treatment.

[1] In October 1994, Griffin married Greg Myre, a journalist who is NPR's national security correspondent and has reported for the Associated Press and The New York Times.

Griffin was a college student at Harvard, working for The Sowetan newspaper while Myre was a staff correspondent with the Associated Press.