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About Gerren Keith Gaynor

Gerren Keith Gaynor is a White House Correspondent and the Managing Editor of Politics at theGrio. He is based in Washington, D.C. He covers the White House, Capitol Hill, and national politics. As part of the White House press corps and presidential press pool, Gaynor provides the first on-the-ground reporting in the nation's capital on behalf of Black and LGBTQ communities. Gaynor has covered two presidential administrations, starting with the Biden-Harris administration in 2021. A major highlight of his career was interviewing Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election.

Gaynor’s work in Washington helped lead to theGrio becoming the first Black-owned digital news outlet to get a seat in the White House press briefing room. Gaynor has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Cheddar TV, Revolt News, and Fox Soul. Forbes recognized Gaynor as one of “10 Black LGBTQ+ Figures And Activists to Know.” He was also recognized as a Power 50 honoree by the Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA). He's also a two-time honoree of the "Native Son 101" annual list and received the "James Baldwin Storyteller Award" from the LGBTQ advocacy nonprofit TruEvolution. As a Black, queer journalist, Gaynor understands the power of diversity and visibility, which is why he counts it as a privilege to represent Black and LGBTQ+ communities in political spaces where diversity has not historically been embraced. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Gaynor is a proud HBCU graduate of Morehouse College and a graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism.

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February 19, 2026
"We will not allow untrained, unqualified, and unaccountable ICE agents to deputize our law enforcement officers,” said Governor Moore. 
Donald Trump, Barack Obama, theGrio.com
February 19, 2026
Obama recently said aliens are real, but clarified that there's "no evidence" that "extraterrestrials have made contact with us."
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
February 19, 2026
“It’s pretty remarkable to watch how rapidly the buyer's remorse is setting in for Donald Trump," Dem strategist Joel Payne…
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
February 19, 2026
Pastor Doug Wilson, a self-described "paleo-Confederate," has argued that Christian enslavers were on "firm scriptural grounds."
Donald Trump, Obama, Obamacare, Trumpcare, theGrio.com
February 18, 2026
"It’s coming straight from the horse’s mouth,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about a recent Truth Social post.
Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Scott Turner, theGrio.com
February 18, 2026
"Trump has failed Black America in his second term the same way he failed Black America in his first term,"…
Karoline Leavitt, White House, theGrio.com
February 18, 2026
“I'm happy to provide you those receipts,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt when asked about Trump being called…
Donald Trump, Jesse Jackson, theGrio.com
February 17, 2026
"I think that Trump has done an awful lot to set race relations back by inciting fear in people," Jackson…
Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, theGrio.com
February 17, 2026
"Reverend Jackson also created opportunities for generations of African Americans and inspired countless more, including us."
Donald Trump, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, theGrio.com
February 17, 2026
Trump touted his perceived accomplishments in the Black community, while attacking Barack Obama and denying that he is a racist.
Donald Trump, Wes Moore, theGrio.com
February 17, 2026
A spokesperson for Maryland Gov. Moore says Trump, yet again, "has his facts wrong" after the president's attack on Truth…
Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry, NFL, Pardon, theGrio.com
February 13, 2026
Trump has issued many pardons, including baseball legend Darryl Strawberry, rapper NBA YoungBoy, and Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover.
White House, theGrio.com
February 13, 2026
Both enslaved and free Black Americans played a critical role in the human labor that erected the White House in…
Mandela Barnes, theGrio.com
February 13, 2026
After a close 2022 U.S. Senate defeat, Barnes returned to his roots of organizing, setting up what he hopes is…
Jasmine Crockett, Donald Trump, Black women, economy, theGrio.com
February 13, 2026
"While the wealth gap was starting to close under the previous administration, he's widening it in a lot of ways,"…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
February 12, 2026
"It's been shown all over the place long before that was part of it, but that was a very strong…
Barack Obama, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
February 12, 2026
The NAACP condemned the EPA repeal, warning that it will leave Black and other frontline communities in a "uniquely tenuous…
Jeremy Carl, theGro.com
February 12, 2026
Jeremy Carl described holidays like Juneteenth as "racial hustle" and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as an "anti-white weapon."
Donald Trump, Black people, theGrio.com
February 12, 2026
The Truth Social posts come days after Trump received rebuke for posting a video that included an AI video depicting…
February 12, 2026
"The SAVE Act is not an election security bill — it is a voter suppression bill, full stop," said U.S.…