Tommy Vietor is an American political commentator and podcaster. He is a former spokesperson for President Obama and United States National Security Council from 2011 to 2013. In January 2017, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Vietor co-founded their own company, Crooked Media which produces the political podcast Pod Save America that they all co-host. Vietor also hosts a separate podcast covering global issues and policymaking decisions called Pod Save the World.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Briefing with Jen Psaki (2025)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
- Episode 2025-05-09: Episode 4 (May 9, 2025)
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart (2024)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
- Episode 1x05: Biden 2024: It Is What It Is? (Jul 11, 2024)
Inside with Jen Psaki (2023)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
- Episode 2024-10-28: Episode 82 (Oct 28, 2024)
Pod Save the World (2023)
Starring as Co-Host
(88 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-02: Israel Invades Lebanon, Iran Attacks Israel (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-25: Israel Bombards Hezbollah in Lebanon (Sep 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-18: Israel Sends Exploding Pagers to Hezbollah (Sep 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-11: Republicans Blame Kamala Harris for Afghanistan Collapse (Sep 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-04: Hamas Executes Hostages, Israelis Protest Netanyahu (Sep 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-28: Telegram Founder Arrested in France (Aug 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-21: Gaza Protests and the DNC (Aug 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-14: Ukraine Invades Russia (Aug 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-31: Venezuela's Stolen Election (Jul 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-24: Breaking Down Kamala Harris's Foreign Policy (Jul 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-17: World Reacts to Trump Assassination Attempt (Jul 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-10: French Election Shock, NATO Descends on D.C. (Jul 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-19: Why Is Putin Going To North Korea? (Jun 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-12: Far Right Surges in European Elections (Jun 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-05: World Reacts to Trump's Guilty Verdict (Jun 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-01: Tucker Carlson Interviews "Putin's Brain" (May 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-24: Gaza Protests Roil College Campuses (Apr 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-19: Breaking: Israel Strikes Back at Iran (Apr 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-17: Iran Attacks Israel (Apr 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-10: Biden Gives Israel an Ultimatum on Gaza (Apr 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-03: Israeli Strike Kills World Central Kitchen Staff in Gaza (Apr 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-27: How Will Putin Respond to an ISIS Attack? (feat. Bernie Sanders) (Mar 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-20: Trump Says Jewish Democrats "Hate Israel" (Mar 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-13: Trump's TikTok Flip Flop (Mar 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-06: Why is the US air dropping aid to Gaza? (Mar 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-28: CPAC Doubles Down on Creepy Autocrats (Feb 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-21: Can Ukraine Outlast Putin? (Feb 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-16: Breaking: Putin Kills Alexei Navalny (Feb 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-14: Trump Tells Putin to Invade NATO Nations (Feb 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-07: Tucker Carlson Goes to Moscow (Feb 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-31: Will Biden Bomb Iran? (Jan 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-24: Netanyahu Rejects a Two-State Solution (again) (Jan 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-17: Biden Launches Airstrikes Against Houthis in Yemen (Jan 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-10: How Israel's War with Hamas Could Escalate Into a regional Conflict (Jan 10, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-13: Zelensky's Plea To Congress (Dec 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-06: Henry Kissinger's Complicated Legacy (Dec 6, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-29: How Long Will The Ceasefire in Gaza Hold? (Nov 29, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-22: Climate Special: A Look Ahead At COP28 (Nov 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-15: Hospitals Under Siege in Gaza (Nov 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-08: One Month of War Between Israel and Hamas (Nov 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-01: The Israeli Ground Invasion Begins (Nov 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-25: America's Warning to Israel (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-18: Biden Heads to Israel (Oct 18, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-13: Breaking: Israel Tells Civilians in Gaza to Evacuate (Oct 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-11: What's next for Israel and Gaza? (Oct 11, 2023)
- Episode 2023 Special: Hamas Goes to War with Israel (Oct 7, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-04: Will Republicans Kill Support for Ukraine? (Oct 4, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-27: Don't Clap for Nazis (Sep 27, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-20: Canada Accuses India of Assassination (Sep 20, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-13: Secretary of State Anthony Blinken (Sep 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-30: Spain's #MeToo moment? (Aug 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-23: Has Ukraine's counteroffensive stalled? (Aug 23, 2023)
- Episode 2023 Special: Wagner Leader Prigozhin Killed? (Aug 23, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-16: Tripping Balls with Janet Yellen (Aug 16, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-09: Ukraine Sea Drones and Peace Talks (Aug 9, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-02: Russian War Crimes and a Coup in Niger (Aug 2, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-26: Israel's Judicial Coup, and Samantha Power on Ukraine (Jul 26, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-19: Ukraine and the 2024 Presidential Campaign (Jul 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-28: Trump's Self-incriminating Audio (Jun 28, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-24: A Russian Coup Against Putin? (Bonus Pod) (Jun 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-21: Tony Blinken goes to China (Jun 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-14: How's Trump's Mar-a-lago Docs Endanger National Security (Jun 14, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-07: Did Ukraine bomb the Nord Stream pipeline? (Jun 7, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-31: Lindsey Graham's Russian Arrest Warrant (May 31, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-24: The War Goes to Russia (May 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-17: Zelensky's Secret War Plan (May 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-10: Defining Victory for Ukraine (May 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-05: Israel on the Brink (May 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-03: The Pope's peace talks (May 3, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-26: Crisis in Sudan (Apr 26, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-19: 21-year-old Pentagon leaker exposed (Apr 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-12: The Pentagon documents leak (Apr 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-05: The world watches Trump's arrest (Apr 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-29: Netanyahu backs down (Mar 29, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-22: Is prosecuting presidents a good idea? (Mar 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-17: 20 years after the invasion of Iraq (Mar 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-15: China's Iran Deal (Mar 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-08: Who is poisoning girls in Iran? (Mar 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-01: Will China arm Putin? (Mar 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-24: One year of war in Ukraine (Feb 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-22: Biden goes to Ukraine (Feb 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-15: Alien Balloon Invastion (Feb 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-08: InflateGate: Biden vs Balloon (Feb 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-01: Israel attacks Iran (Feb 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-25: Tanks for Nothing (Jan 25, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-18: How to handle the Biden docs (Jan 18, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-11: Brazil's January 6th (Jan 11, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-04: New year, old problems (Jan 4, 2023)
Alex Wagner Tonight (2022)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
- Episode 2024-06-25: Episode 94 (Jun 25, 2024)
Pod Save America (2018)
Starring as Host
(111 episodes)
- Episode 2025-01-07: Kamala Didn't Have the Courage! (Jan 7, 2025)
- Episode 2024-11-20: Matt Gaetz: Venmo Money, Venmo Problems (Nov 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-19: Joe and Mika Do the Trump Dance (Nov 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-12: First Look At Trump's Second Term (Nov 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-08: Let the Blame Game Commence! (Nov 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-06: Making Sense of Trump's Win (Nov 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-04: A Strong Close—And an Iowa Poll Shocker (Nov 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-29: Rage at Madison Square Garden (Oct 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-22: Trump Closes With Small Fries and Big D*cks (Oct 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-16: Trump's Bizarre Town Hall DJ Set (Oct 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-15: Trump's Top General Uses the F-Word (Oct 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-07: Billionaire Personality Disorder (Oct 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-06: Trump's Hurricane of Lies (Oct 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-02: Hot Takes on a Low Key Debate (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-01: Can Tim Walz Out-Debate JD Vance? (Oct 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-24: Is Trump Winning the Sun Belt? (Sep 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-20: Kamala Up, Lovett Down (Sep 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-17: Trump Blames Harris for Assassination Attempt (Sep 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-11: Kamala Dominates Trump at the Debate (Sep 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-10: All Tied up Before the Debate (Sep 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-08: Trump's Happy-Go-Lucky Debate Strategy (Sep 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-04: Doug Emhoff Is Ready to Win (Fantasy Football) (Sep 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-27: Kamala Harris's Path to 270 (Aug 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-23: Kamala Crushes It (Aug 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-22: To the Winfrey, to the Walz (feat. Gretchen Whitmer) (Aug 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-21: Obama Night at the DNC (feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus) (Aug 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-20: The Late Show with Joe Biden (Aug 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-13: Trump Rages, Harris Rises (Aug 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-30: Harris Surges, Vance Sinks (feat. Gov. Tim Walz) (Jul 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-24: Kamala Harris Starts Hot (feat. Pete Buttigieg) (Jul 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-22: Biden Passes the Torch to Kamala (Jul 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-20: Bidin' His Time (Jul 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-19: Trump Is So Beatable (Jul 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-18: Vance Vance Revolution (Jul 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-17: Fear and Unity in Milwaukee (Jul 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-16: Trump's Shooting Upends 2024 (Jul 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-09: Biden Digs In (Jul 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-02: Democrats Debate Biden's Future (Jul 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-29: Joe vs. The Unknown (Jun 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-28: A Brutally Honest Debate Recap (Jun 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-27: The First (and Last?) Debate (Jun 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-25: This Is Your Debate on Drugs (Jun 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-21: Trump Loses It Over Fox News Poll (Jun 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-18: Biden Campaign Unloads on Trump's Conviction (Jun 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-11: MTG: Jesus Was a Felon Too (Jun 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-05: Biden Takes Action on the Border (Jun 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-04: New Polling on Trump's Felony Conviction (Jun 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-29: Trump Verdict Watch Begins (May 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-21: Why 2024 Should Be About the Supreme Court (May 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-15: Trump Subverts Gag Order with Wannabe VPs (May 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-07: Trump Holds VP Auditions (May 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-30: Kissing Rings and Killing Puppies (Apr 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-26: Will the Supreme Court Grant Trump Immunity? (Apr 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-22: Law and Odor: Trump Trials (Apr 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-17: Black Voters' Views on Biden (Apr 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-16: The People vs Donald Trump (Apr 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-09: Trump "Proudly" Supports Abortion Bans (Apr 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-02: Trump's Veepstakes Begin (Apr 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-29: A Tale of Two Campaigns (Mar 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-26: Trump's Pump and Dump (feat. Sen. Raphael Warnock) (Mar 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-20: A Guide to the 2024 Battleground States (Mar 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-19: Trump's Bloodbath? (feat. Katie Porter) (Mar 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-15: Republicans' Work Till You Die Agenda (Mar 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-12: Biden's in His Jacked-Up Era (Mar 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-06: The Biden-Trump Rematch Begins (Mar 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-05: Supreme Court Refuses to Exonerate Trump for Jan. 6th (Mar 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-27: Will Trump Win Back Haley Voters? (Feb 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-21: Debating Biden's Gaza Problem (with Mehdi Hasan) (Feb 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-18: Huge Verdict Against Trump (with Elizabeth Warren!) (Feb 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-16: Trump's Get Out of Jail Free Campaign (w/ Gov. Tim Walz) (Feb 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-13: How Biden Can Handle the Age Thing (Feb 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-06: Trump Stokes Border Chaos (Feb 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-30: Biden and Haley Tag Team Trump (Jan 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-24: Trump Wins New Hampshire, Rages at Haley (Jan 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-23: More Like GONE DeSantis (w/Gavin Newsom!) (Jan 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-17: Did Trump's Iowa win change anything? (Jan 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-16: Trump Wins, DeSantis Whines, Haley Withstands (Jan 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-12: On the Ground in Iowa: The Race for Second Place (Jan 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-10: On the Ground in Iowa: The Inevitability Problem (Jan 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-09: Biden vs. Trump on January 6th (Jan 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-04: Iowa Caucus Countdown with Steve Kornacki (Jan 4, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-21: PSA Presents: The 2024 Pundies (Dec 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-19: 2023 Holiday Mail Bag! (Dec 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-14: No Evidence, No Problem: GOP Votes To Impeach (Live from San Jose!) (Dec 14, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-12: Can Trump Be Stopped in Iowa? (Dec 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-08: Chris Christie's Last Stand (Live from San Diego!) (Dec 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-05: Is a Trump Dictatorship Inevitable? (Dec 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-28: Biden Secures Temporary Ceasefire, Trump Threatens Obamacare (Nov 28, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-21: More Democrats Call for a Ceasefire (Nov 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-14: Trump Vows to Root Out "Vermin" (Nov 14, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-13: BONUS: Could Trump Still Lose the Nomination? (Live from New Orleans!) (Nov 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-09: Major Win for Democrats, Minor Debate for Republicans (Nov 9, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-07: Barack Obama on Democracy, Gaza and 2024 (Nov 7, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-31: Ohio's Big Choice (Live from Cleveland!) (Oct 31, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-30: BONUS: Bourbon & Biden (Live from Louisville!) (Oct 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-24: Rachel Maddow Talks Trump, Biden, and the Speaker-less House (Oct 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-20: John Fetterman and Symone Sanders-Townsend on House Chaos (Live from DC!) (Oct 20, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-17: Speaker Jim Jordan? (Oct 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-10: Hamas Makes War, Republicans Play Politics (Oct 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-03: Should Democrats Save Kevin McCarthy? (Oct 3, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-26: Is Trump Really up 10? (Sep 26, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-19: Other Than That Ms. Boebert, How Was The Play? (Sep 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-12: Is Trump Snoozing on Iowa? (Sep 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-29: Trump Mugshot-enfreude (Aug 29, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-24: Who won the first Republican debate? (Aug 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-22: The JV Republican Debate (Preview) (Aug 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-15: Indictment (Georgia's Version) (Aug 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-08: Judge May Shush Trump….in America?? (Aug 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-01: BONUS: The Jan.6 Indictment Drops (Aug 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-01: Mar-a-Lago's Funniest Home Videos (Aug 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-25: Trump's Legal Eras Tour (Jul 25, 2023)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
- Episode 2017-05-01: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett & Tommy Vietor (May 1, 2017)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2025-01-20: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Jalen Ngonda (Jan 20, 2025)
- Episode 2024-06-18: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Lake Street Dive (Jun 18, 2024)
- Episode 2021-01-20: Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Peter CottonTale, Chance The Rapper, Cynthia Erivo, Chicago Children's Choir, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Kofi Lost (Live Show) (Jan 20, 2021)
- Episode 2020-08-24: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Tim McGraw, Laura Benanti (Live Show) (Aug 24, 2020)
- Episode 2020-04-09: Stephen Colbert from home, with Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Jon Meacham, Dave Matthews (Apr 9, 2020)
- Episode 2019-05-15: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, BTS (May 15, 2019)
- Episode 2018-10-23: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Charlamagne Tha God (Oct 23, 2018)
- Episode 2018-08-16: Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Constance Wu (Aug 16, 2018)
- Episode 2018-01-30: Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Jessica Williams, Phoebe Robinson, Chris Stapleton (Jan 30, 2018)
- Episode 2017-04-05: Sigourney Weaver, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Steve Martin, Neal Schon (Apr 5, 2017)
All In with Chris Hayes (2013)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-02-09: February 9, 2024 (Feb 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-01: Episode 18 (Feb 1, 2024)
Morning Joe (2006)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-01-22: Episode 15 (Jan 22, 2025)
- Episode 2024-06-25: Episode 126 (Jun 25, 2024)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
- Episode 2024-11-06: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Vietor, Alessia Cara (Nov 6, 2024)
The View (1997)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
- Episode 28x91: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Julia Stiles (Jan 24, 2025)