S.V. Dáte is a senior White House correspondent at HuffPost. Dáte is the author of five novels and two political biographies, including one of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. He is the author of The Useful Idiot, which explores Trump’s failed management of the coronavirus pandemic and his influence over the Republican Party. He has been a journalist for three decades, with stints at the Associated Press, the Palm Beach Post, National Journal, and NPR.
