Jon Lovett, 42, an Obama speechwriter turned popular podcast host, is a co-founder of a political media company called Crooked Media, a co-host of “Pod Save America,” and a well-known liberal pundit. (Spoilers ahead.)

The latest premiere episode of reality TV stalwart Survivor—still going strong in its forty-seventh season—was surely not the mic drop moment Jon Lovett was hoping for: The “Pod Save America” co-host was the first player eliminated.

Jon Lovett, a podcaster and speechwriter who worked with former President Barack Obama, was the first person voted off during the season premiere of "Survivor 47."