Kunal Dey

About Author

Kunal Dey is senior news writer at news.meaww. He is originally a computer engineer who took a keen interest in US and world politics after Donald Trump’s historic win in 2016. Now based in Bengaluru, India, he tries to bring a fresh perspective to the goings on at Washington, D.C. And when he’s not chasing stories from Capitol Hill, you’ll catch him hitting the gym, taking his car out for a spin, whipping up something tasty in the kitchen, losing himself in a book, or jamming on his guitar.

Area of Interest

Kunal’s been all over election cycles, primaries, campaigns, polls, and consequential moments that shape American politics. His writing delves into everything from libertarian and conservative ideas to liberal perspectives, hoping to give everyone something to think about. In doing that, he hopes to cut through the noise, pulling from a mix of agencies and outlets across the board to keep things balanced and try to make sense of the messy bloodsport that is politics.

Previous Experiences

Kunal has previously been a co-founder of multiple startups in the logistics and software industries respectively, overseeing branding, content, operations and helping improve the overall throughputs of various clients via automation

LATEST

Mystery blonde spotted next to Elon Musk at Donald Trump's Congress speech sends Internet into a meltdown

After the woman was seen sitting beside Elon Musk, social media sleuths immediately began scouring the internet, trying to uncover her identity

Mar 6

Trump slammed for saying people should 'blame' Marco Rubio if anything goes wrong: 'What a bully!'

After putting Marco Rubio on the spot with his Panama Canal comments during his joint session speech on Tuesday, Donald Trump showered him with praise

Mar 6

Hidden symbolism behind Donald Trump's bold hand gesture and what it really means

According to body language experts, President Donald Trump’s gesture is actually a well-known move called 'steeple hands'

Mar 5

Melania Trump seen pulling her hand away from husband Donald in tense moment as they depart the White House

In the viral clip, Melania Trump can be seen raising her arm in the air before appearing to yank her hand away from her husband, Donald Trump

Mar 5

Trump roasted for declaring 'days of rule by unelected bureaucrats' are over: 'Did he just fire Elon?'

Donald Trump acknowledged Elon Musk in his speech before telling Congress, 'It's very simple. The days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over'

Mar 5

Dolly Parton 'carries a lot of guilt' for not spending enough time with husband Carl Dean before he died

As Dolly Parton grieves after her husband Carl Dean's death, an insider revealed that she regrets not spending enough time with him during their marriage

Mar 5

Dolly Parton was 'shattered' as late husband Carl Dean failed to recognize her amid Alzheimer's battle

A source revealed that Dolly Parton struggled with an overwhelming sense of guilt that 'she didn’t spend enough time Carl during their marriage'

Mar 5

Fact Check: Did Barack Obama create DOGE and Donald Trump just renamed it?

Social media was flooded with debate over whether Donald Trump had actually created DOGE or if he had simply rebranded an Obama-era office

Mar 4

John Oliver slams Trump for questioning Zelensky’s gratitude towards US: ‘He’s in the middle of a war’

John Oliver calling the Donald Trump-Volodymyr Zelensky showdown 'awful,' pointing out that even people in the room couldn’t hide their embarrassment

Mar 4

Blake Lively accused of cultural appropriation as resurfaced ad shows her claiming Cherokee heritage

Blake Lively is facing backlash for an old L’Oreal Paris True Match foundation ad from 2017, where she proudly declared her Cherokee ancestry

Mar 4

Fact Check: Did Karoline Leavitt compete in Miss Teen USA as shown in viral clip?

The video actually belongs to someone else - Catie Upton, who had one of the most infamous pageant moments in history

Mar 4

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s BF Brian Glenn claims he got death threats for asking Zelensky about suit

Brian Glenn said he’s getting thousands of death threats after questioning Volodymyr Zelensky’s wardrobe choices during his visit to the White House

Mar 4

JD Vance slammed for saying he tried to ‘defuse’ heated meeting that saw him and Trump confront Zelensky

JD Vance tried to explain how the Oval Office meeting between him, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky went downhill

Mar 4

Kylie Jenner slammed as she appears to snub Elton John when introduced by BF Timothee Chalamet at Oscars

Kylie Jenner was criticized by people on social media after she did not stand up when her boyfriend Timothee Chalamet introduced her to Elton John

Mar 3

Fans not happy as Kieran Culkin snubs big brother Macaulay in Oscars speech: 'Who gave you your career'

The 'Succession' star won the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s 'A Real Pain' at Sunday’s Academy Awards

Mar 3

Zoe Saldana slammed over Oscars 2025 jab at Trump that made Selena Gomez stand and applaud: 'So tiresome'

The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' star took home her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Emilia Perez'

Mar 3

Adele’s fans blast Academy for not inviting singer to perform at Oscars 2025 as Raye sings ‘Skyfall’

Fans were flummoxed as to why Adele wasn’t the one belting out her Oscar-winning song

Mar 3

Demi Moore fans upset as Mikey Madison wins Best Actress at Oscars 2025 for 'Anora': 'Blatant robbery'

For months, it seemed like Demi Moore had Best Actress in the bag for 'The Substance', especially after sweeping the Golden Globes and SAG Awards

Mar 2

Shane Gillis mocked for 'Saturday Night Live' monologue after lukewarm response from studio audience

'Shane Gillis just won the award for the most painfully unfunny monologue possibly ever,' a netizen said

Mar 2

Ellen DeGeneres already made 'new enemies' in UK neighborhood after leaving US to start afresh: Source

Locals in Cotswolds have accused Ellen DeGeneres of going ahead with major renovations on her $18 million farmhouse without getting proper approvals

Mar 2

Fact Check: Has Elon Musk launched Tesla's 'The Swasticar'?

Featuring none other than tech billionaire Elon Musk at the wheel of a Tesla, the ad appeared to be a brazen, politically charged stunt

Mar 2

Trump's gesture at Marjorie Taylor Greene's reporter BF has Internet arguing Zelensky bust-up was a setup

Donald Trump's fiery Oval Office clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has many wondering if it was a 'planned political mugging'

Mar 2

Gene Hackman was reduced to a ‘frail’ 160lbs ghost of his former self in final days, insiders reveal

Gene Hackman had all but disappeared from the public eye in the years before his death, living a secluded life with his wife Betsy Arakawa in New Mexico

Mar 2

Michelle Trachtenberg was ‘rattled’ by Matthew Perry’s death, feared she too would die young

Michelle Trachtenberg was deeply shaken when Matthew Perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home in October 2023

Feb 28

Jimmy Kimmel fires back at Trump’s query about 'ghost workers' with sharp zinger about Melania's absence

Jimmy Kimmel also called out Elon Musk over his stunt that asked federal employees to send emails listing five things they did at work

Feb 28

Gene Hackman’s daughter hadn't spoken to him in months but insists he was in 'good health' before he died

Leslie Anne Hackman, 58, recently opened up about her father Gene Hackman’s health leading up to his sudden death at the age of 95

Feb 28

8 unanswered questions surrounding Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa's deaths

Authorities in Santa Fe have released a search warrant that exposes chilling mysteries—from an ajar door to an open pill bottle near Betsy Arakawa's body

Feb 28

Viral photo from Trump's first Cabinet meeting with Elon Musk has everyone talking about the same thing

Elon Musk, the newly anointed head of the Department of Government Efficiency, somehow became the main attraction of the Cabinet meeting

Feb 27

Internet loses it after zooming in on photo of Donald Trump posing with an airplane model at White House

Donald Trump was all smiles while showing off a sleek model of Boom Technology's supersonic airliner, Overture

Feb 26

Laura Ingraham sparks outrage after she tells fired federal workers to 'get real jobs': 'So obnoxious'

The Fox News firebrand mocked thousands of recently laid-off federal employees, dismissing their plight by advising them to 'get real jobs'

Feb 26

Tiffany Cross goes off on MSNBC over Joy Reid’s axing as she asks Black viewers to boycott network

Furious over MSNBC pulling the plug on Joy Reid's show, Tiffany Cross urged Black viewers to shun the network

Feb 26

Ashley St Clair boasted she had Elon Musk 'wrapped around her finger' and could get him to post anything

According to multiple sources, Ashley St Clair pitched herself as a right-wing power broker due to her relationship with Elon Musk

Feb 26

Fans worried as Justin Bieber raps about being ‘high’ in bizarre clip despite rep firmly denying drug use

Justin Bieber casually posted a shirtless Instagram video, showing himself vibing and munching on snacks while spitting some impromptu rhymes

Feb 26

AI video of Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet sparks social media storm after it airs on HUD cafeteria TVs

A group of cyberpunks hacked a cafeteria television and blasted an AI-generated video showing President Trump kissing Elon Musk's feet

Feb 25

'AITA for ignoring my girlfriend after she took her male coworker to a wrestling event instead of me?'

A man took to Reddit to express his frustration after his girlfriend secretly attended a wrestling event with her male coworker instead of him

Feb 25

Fact Check: Are Beyonce and Jay-Z really suing Rihanna and A$AP Rocky?

A legal battle between Beyonce and Jay-Z and Rihanna and A$AP Rocky seemed explosive as screenshots of the court documents made the rounds on social media

Feb 25

Trump and Musk mock federal workers with SpongeBob SquarePants meme: 'Read some emails, cried some more'

Elon Musk and Donald Trump shared a meme mocking federal employees after the president asked them to submit a report on what they accomplished last week

Feb 25

Don Lemon goes on expletive-laden rant against Megyn Kelly after she celebrates Joy Reid's ouster

Don Lemon delivered a 20-minute rant against Megyn Kelly after she celebrated Joy Reid's ouster from MSNBC by calling her 'worst person on television'

Feb 24

Megyn Kelly

Bill Maher warns Democrats 'will lose every election' if they don't change their stance on trans issues

On the 'Pod Save America' podcast, Bill Maher got into a heated debate with host Jon Lovett over the Democrats' stance on transgender rights

Feb 24

Trump celebrates cancellation of Joy Reid’s MSNBC show as he slams network for ‘unpardonable sin’

MSNBC announced on February 23, that it was pulling the plug on Joy Reid's show, 'The ReidOut', amid plummeting ratings

Feb 24

Fact Check: Are videos showing Barron Trump singing on 'America's Got Talent' authentic?

People actually believed that the usually private and elusive Barron Trump had stepped onto the 'AGT' stage and sang praises of his father

Feb 24

Jane Fonda slammed for call to arms against Trump in SAG Life Achievement Award speech: 'She's washed-up'

Jane Fonda took a shot at Donald Trump during her SAG Awards acceptance speech and called fellow actors to take a stand against the administration

Feb 24

Elon Musk appears to extend an olive branch to JD Vance amid cold shoulder from Trump: 'VP is right'

JD Vance took to X to unleash a tirade on the Ukraine war, arguing that Russia would have never dared invade if Donald Trump had been president in 2022

Feb 23

Melania Trump 'laughed' at Trump camp's efforts to get her to join POTUS on campaign trail, claims book

Michael Wolff claims in his new book, 'All or Nothing', that Melania Trump made it abundantly clear she had no plans to hit the campaign trail

Feb 23

‘AITA for refusing to help a disabled man lift a bag of mulch since I’m physically challenged too?’

The disabled man called the Redditor a 'prick' after he refused to help him lift the bag

Feb 23

Fact Check: Did Elon Musk repost meme branding Americans using federal programs as ‘parasite class’?

Elon Musk reposted a meme featuring Sydney Sweeney and calling people using federal programs 'parasite class'

Feb 23

Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed as she revives 'birther' conspiracy theory about Barack Obama

Marjorie Taylor Greene revived the conspiracy theory that former President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the US by resharing a misleading 2016 clip on X

Feb 23

Justin Bieber clashes with paparazzi during breakfast date with wife Hailey in Los Angeles: 'Don't thank me'

As the couple made their way to their car, cameras were flashing and one photographer thanked Justin Bieber—something that really set him off

Feb 22

Elon Musk, Sean Hannity repeatedly talk over Trump as he haplessly tries to make a point in Fox interview

Although Elon Musk and Donald Trump paid glowing tributes to each other, the president found himself awkwardly sidelined during the latest sit-down

Feb 21

Steve Bannon blasted for allegedly throwing a Nazi salute during his CPAC speech: 'This isn’t accidental'

While his CPAC speech itself was the usual firebrand fare, it was Steve Bannon's quick, stiff-arm motion that had people raising their eyebrows

Feb 21