Natasha Bertrand (/ˈbɜːrtrænd/;[1] born May 12, 1992) is an American journalist who is a Pentagon correspondent for
CNN covering national security.[2][3][4]
Bertrand began her career at Business Insider as an intern in 2014 before being appointed as a political correspondent mainly covering US foreign policy and national security.[6][7] During her time at Business Insider she also reported on the
Steele dossier. American journalist
Erik Wemple criticised Bertrand and wrote that she gave undue credibility to the dossier.[8]
Bertrand joined The Atlantic as a staff writer in February 2018;[7] shortly thereafter, was named a political analyst for
NBC News and
MSNBC.[9][10]
Bertrand broke the story that more than 50 CIA officials signed a letter stating their opinion that
emails purportedly written by
Hunter Biden "had all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation."[15]
Bertrand joined
CNN as a White House reporter covering national security in April 2021.[3][4][16] She was promoted to Pentagon correspondent in 2023.[citation needed]
On September 27, 2023, Bertrand and her team won an Emmy for their breaking news coverage of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine.[17]
References
^Bertrand says her own name in a brief promotional advertisement for CNN; "I'm Natasha Bertrand at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, and this is CNN." Heard March 17, 2022.