PERSON: Eugene Daniels

White House Correspondent

Eugene Anthony Daniels-Stephens II (born February 12, 1989) is an American journalist. He serves as a White House correspondent and Playbook author for Politico. Daniels has been a MSNBC contributor since 2021. He is also the vice president of the White House Correspondents’ Association and will be the president beginning in July 2024 through July 2025.

Daniels was born in Fort Cavazos, Texas (formerly Fort Hood, Texas) on February 12, 1989. Daniels’ father was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and was deployed several times to Iraq following the 9/11 attacks and the U.S. invasion of Iraq. He attended Shoemaker High School in Killeen, Texas where he played football. On December 12, 2006, Daniels committed to play NCAA Division I football at Colorado State University. He signed a letter of intent on February 7, 2007.

Daniels was a defensive lineman at Colorado State University where he majored in political science, later switching to journalism. He was a redshirt freshman for the 2007-08 season. On August 20, 2009, Daniels was taken to the hospital following heat-related health issues during a team practice. In 2010, just before his junior season, Daniels injured his shoulder. He continued as a part of the team but stopped playing due to his shoulder injury. He began to focus more on his journalism career. At the 2011 NCAA Convention in San Antonio, Texas, Daniels successfully ran for vice-chair of the Division I National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. He graduated from Colorado State University in 2012.

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