ANT1 announced on Friday, May 2nd, that Elizabeth Pipko has joined the group’s roster. The former associate of Donald Trump will work exclusively with the station as a commentator on news bulletins and informational programs.

“The former spokesperson of the Republican Party of the United States and a close associate of President Trump joins the Antenna Group,” the station’s announcement states. Pipko’s collaboration with ANT1 as a commentator represents a significant international achievement.

According to the station’s press release: “Elizabeth Pipko, a former spokesperson for the U.S. Republican Party and a close confidante of President Trump, joins the Antenna Group. Her exclusive role as a commentator on ANT1’s news bulletins and informational shows marks a major international success. Born and raised in New York, with studies at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Pipko has played an active role in American politics. She participated in all three of Trump’s campaigns, helping secure his victory in 2017 and his re-election in 2024. She is also a guest on major news networks worldwide, analyzing current political affairs.”

Who is Elizabeth Pipko?
For Elizabeth Pipko, Donald Trump has said previously that he was much more than a boss. He was a turning point in her life—almost a “divine presence,” as she described it—that influenced her as much as the rabbis she met in her childhood synagogues. “Trump completely changed my life,” she said. “So, my entire life has revolved around Donald Trump for about eight years now. I don’t think my mind has fully realized what it means not to be in a campaign and not to be fighting for Trump, because that’s all I’ve ever known.”

Her entry into Trump’s team came at a time when she was at her absolute lowest. It was this moment that helped her stand back on her feet—literally and figuratively. The 29-year-old Pipko was among the most influential women in Trump’s circle. Having served as a spokesperson for the Republican Party, a campaign finance coordinator, and a supporter in two election victories, she earned her place among his most trusted confidantes. One of her roles was to explain to Trump the Israeli and Jewish perspectives on the Gaza conflict.

Pipko frequently appeared on TV panels, passionately supported Israel, and criticized progressive rhetoric and statements by public figures in the U.S. higher education space, which she found problematic or offensive.

Through the movement “Jexodus” (later renamed The Exodus Movement), she encouraged American Jews—most of whom traditionally lean to the Left—to shift to the right.

Born in 1995 in New York, Pipko is the daughter of Jewish immigrant parents and the granddaughter of artist Mark Klionski. From a young age, she was involved in figure skating. She convinced her parents to pull her out of school and educate her at home so she could train daily for major international competitions. However, a serious leg injury dashed her Olympic dreams and plunged her into depression just before turning 20.

“All my friends were applying to good universities. I wasn’t even thinking about that because I wanted to go to the Olympics. I stopped going to school, stopped taking lessons, and cried on my bed every day. After removing my cast, I realized I couldn’t even climb stairs. I was a 17-year-old girl who had fallen behind in school, had no friends, didn’t know what to do, and went to the doctor five times a week to learn how to walk again. I had nothing, and I continued feeling terrible for two or three years.”

Everything started to change thanks to her mother—or more precisely, thanks to the family dog. “My mom used to take our dog for walks in Central Park, and one day a photographer stopped her and asked to borrow the dog for a photoshoot. When he asked how he could repay her, she said, ‘Could you do a session with my daughter? She’s very upset, and I think it would help her.’”
“The next day, I went to the photographer, and we did about 30 minutes of photos in the park—just because my mom begged him. He then decided to send the photos to the world’s biggest modeling agency—and a week later, I got a contract.”

That’s how Pipko began her modeling career, signing with Wilhelmina Models and appearing on magazine covers such as Esquire, Grazia, and Contrast. But her real leap came when Trump announced he would run for president. “Seeing the whole world mock him when he said he’d run, and then watching him move forward, continue his campaign, and eventually win—that was truly inspiring for me. I watched his videos, read his books, and then started volunteering for his campaign,” she said.

Pipko holds a degree from Harvard and a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania. She has served as an official representative of the Republican Party and has emphasized: “I truly believe Donald Trump saved my life.”