{"firstName":"Mike","lastName":"Brest","name":"Mike Brest","title":"Defense Reporter","shortBio":"Mike Brest is a defense reporter at the Washington Examiner. Prior to joining the defense beat, he spent two years covering breaking news for the Examiner, and he worked at the Daily Caller in a similar capacity before that. Mike graduated from American University and is originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia.","fullBio":"

Mike Brest is a defense reporter at the Washington Examiner<\/i>. <\/i>Prior to joining the defense beat, he spent two years covering breaking news for the Examiner<\/i>, and he worked at the Daily Caller<\/i> in a similar capacity before that. Mike graduated from American University and is originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia.<\/p>","description":"Mike Brest is a defense reporter at the Washington Examiner. Prior to joining the defense beat, he spent two years covering breaking news for the Examiner, and he worked at the Daily Caller in a similar capacity before that. Mike graduated from American University and is originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia.","image":"https:\/\/mediadc.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/6add9a0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2000x673+0+858\/resize\/550x185!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmediadc-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F88%2F34%2F88bd57224b99be4293f3d9d5c5b5%2Fstaff-headshots-201.JPG","email":"mbrest@washingtonexaminer.com","link":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/mike-brest"}