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Who is Nicolle Wallace’s husband, Michael Schmidt?

The MSNBC star has wed more than once and has multiple children

NICOLLE Wallace of MSNBC married Michael Schmidt after dating for three years.

Wallace is the former White House Communications Director who served under the George W. Bush administration.

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2019
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MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2019Credit: Getty - Contributor

When did Michael Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace get married?

The journalists married on April 2, 2022, .

According to the outlet, Nicolle sported a wedding ring when she returned to work on Monday.

A spokesperson for MSNBC told Page Six their wedding was an intimate gathering with only immediate family.

The couple first went public with their relationship in 2019, they met on her show Deadline: White House.

Michael, who is an award-winning journalist, appears as a frequent guest and commentator.

In November 2023, Nicolle announced the birth of her second child, and the first with Michael.

Speaking on Deadline: White House, the 51-year-old said: "Mike and I had a baby." She explains the birth of her daughter was the reason behind her absence on the popular MSNBC show.

Has Nicolle Wallace been married before?

Nicole's marriage to Michael is not her first, as she was married to Mark Wallace previously.

Mark and Nicolle were married for 14 years from 2005 until their divorce in 2019.

The former couple shares one son, Liam Wallace, together.

Mark is a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

What are Nicolle and Michael known for?

Nicolle served as the White House Communications Director under the Bush administration during Bush's 2004 re-election campaign.

In 2017, she began hosting her own show on MSNBC called Deadline: White House.

On the show, she covers White House news, briefings, and lockdowns.

Ashley Parker, White House Reporter, The Washington Post, and Michael Schmidt on Meet the Press in 2019
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Ashley Parker, White House Reporter, The Washington Post, and Michael Schmidt on Meet the Press in 2019Credit: Getty Images - Getty

She attended the University of California, Berkeley, and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

In addition to pursuing journalism as well, her husband Michael is also a best-selling author.

Plus, he is a correspondent for The New York Times in Washington, DC.

Michael covers national security and federal law enforcement, and he has broken several high-profile stories.

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In 2020 he released his book called Donald Trump v. The United States.

He has won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for reporting on workplace sexual harassment issues and the other for coverage of former President Donald Trump and his campaign’s ties to Russia.

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