Charles Hurt
Columns by Charles Hurt
Donald Trump’s Syria policy American people’s choice
Message to the Swamp: American voters still are supposed to be in charge. Published October 10, 2019
Kurds unite Democrats, Republicans
Why is it always foreigners who manage to unite all the politicians from both parties in Washington? Published October 7, 2019
Impeachment in search of a high crime
This is always the problem with "government first" kleptocrats. They are constantly coming up with "solutions" -- sometimes "final" ones -- and then they go off in search of a problem. Published October 3, 2019
Happy retirement, Speaker Pelosi
Impeachment or bust! House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has valiantly fought the war on crazy long enough. She tried her best to be the sane, adult centrist in her party -- no easy task for a lifelong politician from San Francisco. Published September 30, 2019
Adam Schiff should be forced to take oath before every hearing
For three years now, Democrats have threatened to impeach President Trump for not taking seriously enough the efforts by foreign governments to meddle in our 2016 elections. Published September 27, 2019
Ukraine scandal disbelief caused by media anti-Trump stories
Voter distrust -- hatred, really -- of the media has reached record highs. And it is all your fault. Published September 23, 2019
Donald Trump’s ‘promise’ to foreign leader breeds fake news
You could give 500 Donald Trumps 10,000 years to shock and insult and hack away at the swamp beast, and surely it would never die. Published September 19, 2019
Brett Kavanaugh, American sex symbol, makes the Gray Lady swoon
For legions of women out there in America today, they simply cannot get through the day without fantasizing about bold and forceful sexual relations involving Justice Kavanaugh. That's right, confirmed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was confirmed to the Supreme Court last year. Published September 16, 2019
Why Trump is still winning
President Trump never tries to be something he is not. He is always focused on selling himself as the consistent same product wherever he is. Published September 10, 2019
Trump tweet scandal about Hurricane Dorian, Alabama just a lot of hot air
President Trump defeated establishment Republicans and destroyed the Democrats. He has slain swamp kings along the banks of the Potomac. He stood up to Chinese President Xi Jinping, stiffed the mullahs of Iran and walked away from North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. And he utterly humiliated the Great Political Pundits of 2016. Published September 5, 2019
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney should blame gunman, not law-abiding gun owners for shooting
It really takes uncommon depravity for someone to use a tragedy such as a shooting to score political points. It is a level of disregard for human life that the vast majority of decent people in America cannot comprehend. Published August 18, 2019
If Joe Biden is the best Democrats can offer, party is in trouble
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden is hopping around Iowa these days on one foot -- the other being permanently lodged in his mouth. Published August 11, 2019
Trump is the least racist person in the world
It is true. President Trump really is the least racist person in the world. Just ask him. "I am the least racist person there is anywhere in the world," he said this week. Published July 31, 2019
House Democrats should be rounded up, arrested for elder abuse
Robert Mueller is a very impressive man. Until he opens his mouth. Published July 24, 2019
Wes Pruden was the last of an old breed
Wes Pruden was the last of a now-dead breed. Published July 17, 2019
Charles Hurt book excerpt: Trump sees collusion between Democrats, Facebook and Google
The following are excerpts from "Still Winning: Why America Went All In on Donald Trump -- And Why We Must Do It Again," by Charles Hurt, opinion editor of The Washington Times. It is based on an exclusive interview with Mr. Trump in a chapter that focuses on his reelection prospects. Published July 9, 2019
Democrats’ chances, and their issues, in the toilet
The few sane Democrats still left in Washington are starting to sweat. Published July 7, 2019
Donald Trump’s ‘unconventional’ diplomacy opens doors, Pompeo says
In his first interview just hours after returning from the DMZ with Mr. Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is clearly pleased with the day's events. He is seated at the desk in his office aboard the Air Force 757 carrying him home after an eight-day diplomatic journey around the world. Published June 30, 2019
Jim Acosta of CNN, an embarrassment to village idiots
At a time when the American political press could not possibly do any more to embarrass themselves, CNN's Jim Acosta strikes again. Published June 30, 2019
You’re welcome Japan; now it’s time you help us
But, in fact, Mr. Trump's statement is a perfectly shrewd observation. Obviously, for 70 years now, America has been committed to the 1951 U.S.-Japan security treaty that put the United States on the hook for Japanese security. Published June 28, 2019
