John Solomon (political commentator)

John F. Solomon is an American investigative journalist, author, and political commentator. He is the founder, editor-in-chief, and CEO of Just the News, a digital news organization launched in 2020. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he has held reporting and editorial positions at Associated Press, The Washington Times, The Hill, and was a contributor at Fox News until late 2020.

Solomon has received several awards, including the 2008 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for his investigative journalism. However, he has also been accused of exaggerating minor scandals, creating false controversy, and promoting conspiracy theories. During the first Trump presidency, Solomon was accused of advancing Trump-friendly stories including ones that questioned reports about women who accused Trump of sexual harassment and who had also sought payments from partisan political donors. He also questioned the legitimacy of the criminal charges against Trump's campaign manager, Paul Manafort.

Solomon has been described by some as playing an important role in promoting conspiracy theories about unproven allegations of wrongdoing in Ukraine by Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Solomon's reporting on the Bidens influenced Trump's unsuccessful efforts to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy into publicly launching an investigation into the elder Biden—an effort that ultimately led to Trump's first impeachment.