Marc Thiessen

With the rise of ISIS and ther terrorist attacks in Paris, Brussels, San Bernadino and Orlando, it is increasingly clear America is losing the fight against Islamic Radicalism. The next president will inherit a world that is far more dangerous than any in a generation. Marc Thiessen has seen the war on terror up close – from the Oval Office to the planning rooms of the Pentagon and the major battlefronts of the Middle East. He was in the Pentagon when it came under attack on 9/11, and his inside account of the CIA’s terrorist interrogation program, Courting Disaster, was a New York Times bestseller. Marc will reveal what 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed told his interrogators about what drives the terrorists, and explain why America’s failed response is emboldening our terrorist enemies, and why it is still not too late turn the battle around and prevent another attack like the one we experienced on 9/11.

The 2016 election is unfolding in ways few predicted. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton enters the fall campaign with a large majority of voters saying she is neither honest nor trustworthy and an FBI investigation into her private emails looming over her candidacy. On the GOP side, the race has been upended by Donald Trump’s upstart candidacy and a political climate is not simply anti-Washington, but anti-politician. How will it all play out? Fox News political analyst and former White House chief speechwriter Marc Thiessen will give you real insights into what’s happening in the 2016 elections, as well a behind-the-scenes look at the Oval Office and the presidential campaign trail.

Ever wonder how the president of the United States prepares a major national address? Former presidential chief speechwriter Marc Thiessen lifts the curtain and takes you behind the scenes at the White House. As a member of the White House senior staff, Marc worked with President George W. Bush on hundreds of speeches, from State of the Union address to televised addresses to the nation. He’ll share stories from the Oval Office to Air Force One, and explain how presidents craft a winning message to rally Americans to their cause. He will reveal the secrets of White House speechwriters, and show you how to find the right words, so you can move public opinion, shape the debate and rise to the moment.