WATCH: I Woke Up Scared Today

by Emily Washburn | September 11, 2025 | Culture

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Emily Washburn

Emily Washburn is a staff reporter for the Daily Citizen at Focus on the Family and regularly writes stories about politics and noteworthy people. She previously served as a staff reporter for Forbes Magazine, editorial assistant, and contributor for Discourse Magazine and Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper at Westmont College, where she studied communications and political science. Emily has never visited a beach she hasn’t swam at, and is happiest reading a book somewhere tropical.

WATCH: I Woke Up Scared Today

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