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Michael Tracey (born August 8, 1988) is an American political commentator.

Career

Tracey has been a recurring guest on the Fox News show Tucker Carlson Tonight.

Tracey joined The Young Turks in January 2017 but left the organization by mid-2018.

In April 2017, Tracey went to an estate sale at Kurt Eichenwald's house. Tracey photographed collections of journalistic notes on terrorists and Guantanamo Bay, as well as ties, socks and hats belonging to Eichenwald, posting the photographs in a Twitter thread. Two years later, Eichenwald described Tracey as a "bizarre dude" who snuck into his house and took pictures of his socks.

In June 2017, congresswoman Maxine Waters walked away from an interview with Tracey and pushed aside his hand and microphone. The incident was captured on video. Tracey said that Waters had "initiated unwarranted physical contact" and "shoved" him, but that it was "not a violent shove".

In 2021, The Daily Dot described Tracey as an "independent journalist is best known for his contrarian remarks on Twitter."

Political views

Tracey supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primaries and advocated "conscious abstention" in the 2016 presidential election. He has been highly critical of Bill and Hillary Clinton. In 2020, he supported Tulsi Gabbard's presidential campaign.

Tracey has been critical of the Democratic Party and of allegations of collusion between Donald Trump and Russia.

In 2019, Tracey criticized an article by Kevin Poulsen in The Daily Beast, which revealed the identity and criminal history of a man who had allegedly created a modified video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that made her appear drunk.

In 2021, The Daily Dot reported that Tracey "has been referred to by some as a 'Left Heretic,' a term used for self-described liberals who oppose, among other things, what they deem to be 'identity politics'", and that "Tracey's writings in recent years have appeared largely in right-wing outlets."

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tracey was described as anti-war and accused of "taking the Kremlin's line". His repeated claims that the United States and NATO were interfering in the conflict with nefarious activities led him to be characterized as a tankie by Alaric DeArment writing for Above the Law website. In April 2022, Tracey dismissed photo evidence of the Bucha massacre as "war propaganda" and questioned its authenticity.

Personal life

Raised in West Caldwell, New Jersey, he graduated from James Caldwell High School in 2006. He has resided in Jersey City, New Jersey.

In February 2009, Tracey was arrested while a student at The College of New Jersey after he attempted to approach Ann Coulter, who had spoken at the college's campus in Ewing. He was charged with disorderly conduct and pleaded guilty to "violating a nuisance ordinance".

References

1. ^ @mtracey (August 9, 2020). "While today is technically my birthday, I now self-identify with a different birthday (TBD). There's a spectrum of birthdays and I won't be held down by the birthday binary. Thank you" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. ^ "Why all this trans stuff?" on YouTube
3. Hagen, Tony J. (February 26, 2009). "Amateur video shows TCNJ arrest at Coulter event". nj.com. The video, obtained Wednesday by The Times, shows College of New Jersey student Michael Tracey on the ground and screaming as officers attempt to arrest him following a speech by political commentator Ann Coulter last week.
4. Heer, Jeet (July 12, 2019). "Leftists Shouldn't Go on Tucker Carlson". The Nation.
5. Tracey, Michael (January 22, 2017). "A Note On Joining The Young Turks". Medium.
6. @mtracey (July 3, 2018). "Programming note: I've departed The Young Turks. It was an interesting experience. Other things are in the works, but I'm always open to suggestions... get in touch" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. @mtracey (April 14, 2017). "Just went to Kurt Eichenwald's home liquidation sale. Standby for updates" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. @kurteichenwald (April 25, 2019). "Every time I see Michael Tracy, all I can think about is that he snuck into my house during an estate sale, creeped into my bedroom closet, took photos of my socks, and posted the pictures on the internet. Bizarre dude" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. ^ Phillips, Kristine (June 4, 2017). "Did Rep. Maxine Waters 'shove' a reporter? You decide." The Washington Post.
10. ^ Thalen, Mikael (2021-03-20). "Who is Michael Tracey?". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
11. Weigel, David (May 28, 2020). "The Trailer: What we've learned from the great mask war". The Washington Post.
12. Ingram, Mathew (June 3, 2019). "Should The Daily Beast have exposed the man behind 'drunk Pelosi' video?". Columbia Journalism Review.
13. "Michael Tracey: when does anti-war become pro-Putin?". UnHerd. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
14. Dearment, Alaric (2022-03-25). "Tankies Sinking In Ukraine's Muddy Fields". Above the Law. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
15. Ling, Justin (April 12, 2022). "Russia Is Mimicking Open-Source Intelligence Methods to Discredit Bucha Atrocities". Foreign Policy. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
16. Annan-Brady, Rita. "West Caldwell man wins journalism award", The Progress, July 9, 2010. Accessed March 20, 2021. "Michael Tracey, a West Caldwell native, was presented with the award for Breakthrough Story or Series at the 2010 Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, D.C., yesterday, Wednesday, July 7.... Tracey, a 2006 graduate of James Caldwell High School, founded The Perspective at TCNJ in August 2009 and since then has helped the publication gain recognition both on campus and in state and national headlines."
17. Tracey, Michael (May 13, 2021). "Charged with a crime for not wearing a mask!". YouTube. M. Tracey. ...and I live in Jersey City, New Jersey...
18. Garcia, Arturo (June 5, 2017). "'Young Turks' Correspondent Says Rep. Maxine Waters 'Shoved' Him". Snopes.
19. "TCNJ student pleads guilty to disrupting Ann Coulter event". nj. AP. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

External links

• Michael Tracey on Twitter

• 1988 births
• Living people
• American male journalists
• James Caldwell High School alumni
• Journalists from New Jersey
• People from West Caldwell, New Jersey
• The Young Turks people