Lisa Boothe (aka Lisa Marie Boothe) is a political commentator and a communications strategist based in the United States. Boothe is the founder of High Noon Strategies, a political communications and public affairs firm that offers communications and PR solutions primarily for public and private institutions, political campaigns and policy lobbyists.
As of 2022, Boothe runs a podcast called The Truth With Lisa Boothe on iHeartRadio. In her podcasts, Boothe interviews mostly American conservative politicians, economists and business owners. Her podcasts touch on a number of issues, including poverty, small businesses, conservative politics, security and international relations.
Boothe is also associated with Turning Point USA, a nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative values in academic institutions. Boothe also serves as the president of High Noon Strategies and frequently appears on TV debates and panel discussions on American TV channels, including Fox News and CNN. In addition, she also contributes political commentaries and op-ed pieces to the Washington Examiner, an American political journalism website based in Washington, D.C.
Boothe, a shrewd and provocative commentator, has commented on a number of issues in TV debates and op-ed columns. In November 2016, she was accused of using false claims to argue that poverty reduction strategies in the US had failed and welfare programs were not producing good results. She is also a fierce critic of US President Joe Biden.
Early life & education
Lisa Boothe was born on February 3, 1985, in Clifton, West Virginia. When Boothe was still a child, her family moved to Washington DC because of her father’s work. Her father, Jeffery Ferris Boothe, worked as an aide to a Republican Senator. Her mother, Dianne Marie, mostly stayed at home, raising their four kids.
Boothe spent her childhood in DC growing up with her three brothers. She has an older brother and two younger brothers.
Boothe joined the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2003 and graduated in 2007 with a degree in Political Science and Government.
In an article written for a Fox news website, Boothe mentioned that she had received the “political bug” from her father. Reportedly, she grew up discussing politics with her father who used to be a political analyst before beginning to work at Capitol Hill for a US Senator.
Boothe’s grandfather, Carl Wilkinson, was a US Army veteran and had played a role in her interest in politics, and in shaping her political beliefs.
Boothe is also an avid sports lover, who played field hockey and lacrosse as a teenager. She won two state championship rings and was captain of her lacrosse team during her senior year in high school.
Career as a political analyst
Boothe worked as a Staff Assistant at the US House of Representatives from 2008 to 2009, and since then she has mostly taken up jobs in the field of campaigning, media and communications. She was the Assistant Press Secretary of the National Republican Congressional Committee from July 2009 to January 2011.
Boothe has served as Communications Director for several US politicians and their election campaigns. She was the Communications Director of Sandy Adams’ campaigns for Congress as well as the US House of Representatives. She took the same role in Tommy Thompson’s campaign for the US senate in 2012, Mark Medows’ bid for the US House of Representative in 2013 and Shelley Moore Capito’s campaign for the US House of Representative in the same year.
She was a Senior Director of Black Rock Group, Virginia-based strategic communications and public affairs consulting firm, for nearly two years. Boothe moved to Washinton DC in the autumn of 2015 and worked as the Vice President of Political Polling and Public Affairs Research. In January 2016, she founded her own firm High Noon Strategies and, as of 2017, works as its President.
Since March 2016, Boothe has been a contributor to Washington Examiner and a contributor to Fox news channel since October 2016.Â
Lisa Boothe: criticisms & controversies
Lisa Boothe is a staunch supporter of the Republican Party and US President Donald Trump. Some of the articles she wrote for the Washington Examiner have been criticised by Democrat supporters, but also by independent media analysts.
In an op-ed piece she wrote in November 2017 in support of US President Donald Trump, she strongly opposed what she called Donald Trump’s continuous indignation and stated:
Politics is a dirty industry. Many of the people criticising him have spent plenty of time playing in the mud. They could at least wipe themselves off before handing down hypocritical moral judgments on others.
Boothe has been a strong critic of the US mainstream media houses (especially of the New York Times, and CNN) during and in the wake of the 2016 US Presidential elections. In addition, she has also criticised US Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Boothe is also said to be a pro-life supporter and a devout Christian. Boothe is also an anti-vaccine campaigner. In December 2021, The Daily Beast reported that Boothe had turned down a lucrative job offer to run the ABC show “The View” as accepting the offer would require her to take a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Truth With Lisa Boothe Podcast
In 2021, Boothe launched a podcast named The Truth With Lisa Boothe. In the podcast introduction, Boothe argues that “the mainstream media is broken”, and “groupthink, fake news, and distrust are just a few words to describe it.”
She further states, “too many in the media bow to the pressure of political correctness instead of standing tall for the truth. That is why Americans don’t know who to trust.”
Boothe argues that her program cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of what actually matters.
Despite her claims, her podcasts have been highly partisan and critical of the Democratic Party and leftwing politics. Most of her podcast guests have been controversial US Republican politicians. Former US President Donald Trump has appeared twice in her podcast mostly to bash his political opposition.
Through her podcasts, Boothe has attempted to promote anti-immigration, anti-vaccine, and climate change skeptic beliefs. She has also been critical of Black Lives Matters movement and several foreign governments, including China and Russia.
Personal life
In 2017, a few tabloids reported speculating that Boothe was possibly dating John Bourbon Cummins for a long time as they were spotted romancing on social media. As of November 2022, the relationship hasn’t been confirmed by the couple. In 2019, there were reports that Boothe had gone through cosmetic surgery and had used teeth fixing procedure to whiten her teeth.
Boothe has said in media interviews that she maintains very close ties with her family, especially with her parents and her three brothers. She owns a dog which she has named Bella, which is a Cavalier King Charles.
In a media interview, she defined herself as an independent and stubborn personality and mentioned that taking long walks on the beach with her mother was one of her favourite hobbies. She has often said that her father has been a mentor and a sparring partner for her.
Presence on social media
Boothe maintains an active social media presence and is available on several social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. In the past, she has actively used social media platforms to campaign for the Republican party and its candidates. She has been a vocal critic of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party candidates.
As of 2022, Boothe resides and work in Miami, Florida.