He has professed his support for a two-state solution for the Israeli Palestinian conflict, but has stated that a security barrier will be necessary to retain peace.

The War on Terror

Krauthammer was a proponent of the 2003 US Invasion of Iraq. He believed that Saddam Hussein posed a credible threat and that building a solid democracy in Iraq was vital to stabilizing the region.  He has claimed that the real culprit behind the 9/11 attacks was not Osama Bin Laden, but the political oppression that drove his followers to him.

Domestic Policy

Breaking from other conservatives, Krauthammer has stated support for legalized abortion.  Additionally, he opposes euthanasia and capital punishment. He stated in 2017 that he did not voted for Donald Trump and believes that there could be evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians during the 2016 US Presidential Election.

Personal

In 1974, Krauthammer married Robyn Trethewey, an artist and attorney.  She began her career as a practicing lawyer but eventually became a full time artist. They are both Jewish. His wife created an NGO because she felt the traditional Jewish music has been neglected. Together, they have one child, Daniel Krauthammer. Currently they have been married for over 37 years. Krauthammer's brother, Marcel, died in 2006. In June 2018, following surgery to attempt removal of a cancerous tumor in his stomach, Krauthammer stated that his doctor’s had said he only has weeks to live.

He was named as the most influential commentator in America in 2006 by the Financial Times. He has influenced US foreign policy for decades.

He is estimated to have a net worth of about 8 million US dollars shows the vast salary he might be earning. Krauthammer has written a number of books, including “Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics” and “Democratic Realism: An American Foreign Policy for a Unipolar World.” He claims when he is not busy, he enjoys spending his leisure time with his wife and child at their home. He has a passion for playing chess and has interest in sculpture. Krauthammer has stated that he is confident when speaking in French and Hebrew. He loves visiting memorials and monuments, especially those which are devoted to the Vietnam War, Korean War and the Civil War.