WALID PHARES


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  • Born: December 24, 1957
  • Nationality: American, Lebanese
  • Profession: Professor, Political Pundit

Walid Phares (Arabic: وليد فارس‎ IPA: [waˈliːd ˈfaːres]) is a Lebanese-born American scholar and conservative political pundit. He worked for the Republican presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016. He has also served as a commentator on terrorism and the Middle East for Fox News since 2007, and for NBC from 2003 to 2006. A Maronite Christian, Phares has gained notoriety for his association with Lebanese Christian militias in the 1980s during the Lebanese Civil War, and for his anti-Islam views.