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Boris Epshteyn

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Commentator

The Resume

    (August 14, 1982- )
    Born in Moscow, Russian Federation
    Immigrated to the United States in 1993
    Sinclair Broadcast Group political commentator and analyst, hosts the 'Bottom Line With Boris' commentary segment on Sinclair-owned news outlets
    Senior advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign
    Former assistant director of communications for surrogate operations for the Trump Administration (January-March 2017)
    Also served as a financial securities attorney for the law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
    A Russo-Jewish Conservative Republican

Why he might be annoying:

    His...speaking flow...is so fractured...in his commentaries!
    He constantly serves as a kiss-up to the Trump administration and the 2010's-era ultra-conservative movement.
    Media Matters for America criticized news outlets for not disclosing his financial ties to the former Soviet Union.
    His former position in the Trump administration (Assistant Director of Communications for Surrogate Operations) is not only extraneous, but also a mouthful to say.
    Despite being Jewish himself, he wrote Trump's controversial statement for Holocaust Remembrance Day which omitted any mention of the Jewish people (January 2017).
    Other political commentators have called him rude, condescending and abrasive.
    He was arrested for misdemeanor assault after getting in a bar fight in Scottsdale, Arizona, and was sentenced to attend anger management (2014).

Why he might not be annoying:

    To be fair to his speaking style, English was most likely not his first language.
    He graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in law.
    After many viewer complaints, Sinclair hired Ameshia Cross as a liberal commentator to provide counterpoints to Boris' 'Bottom Line'.

Credit: Tim the Slipperman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 55 Votes: 49.09% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 498 Votes: 54.42% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 110 Votes: 52.73% Annoying