Skip to content
Advertisement

Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com. 

Latest "Bold & Blunt" Podcast Episodes

Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley

Elon Musk carries his son X Æ A-Xii, after a meeting about President-elect Donald Trump's planned Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Debt enslaves, and that’s why politicians like it so much

One of President Joe Biden's final kiss-offs to the American people is another $4.28 billion in student loan forgiveness, adding to the nearly $180 billion from that same pot he's gifted to almost 5 million borrowers.That, as the nation's debt soared to $36 trillion; the national deficit, to $1.8 trillion. Published December 20, 2024

Syrians cross the border from Turkey into Syria at the Bab Al Salama crossing gate, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Bold & Blunt: Christians in Syria anxious at new Islamic leadership

The uncertainty in Syria over the fall and ouster of Bashar al-Assad and his government is having a ripple effect across the Christian community. As Rusty Reno, editor of First Things Magazine says: "The track record of Islamist militants is not good." Published December 19, 2024

Tom Homan, then-acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, poses for a portrait in East Point, Ga., April 26, 2018. President-elect Donald Trump says that Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his incoming administration. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Merry Christmas, illegals: He sees you when you’re sleeping

Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for border czar, sent a clear warning to illegals in the country: Come Jan. 20 -- Inauguration Day -- the deportation campaign begins. Merry Christmas, illegals. Be careful when you sleep. The incoming administration is watching! Published December 19, 2024

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is pictured at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Donald Trump, et al., must address the vaccine scam

President-elect Donald Trump, during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, said "there are problems" with vaccines that should be investigated -- and he's right. You don't have to dig too deep to see the potential scams at play among pharmaceuticals, politicians and others. Published December 18, 2024

In this image taken from video, what appears to be drones flying over Randolph, N.J., Dec. 4, 2024. (MartyA45_ /TMX via AP)

Bold & Blunt: Drones? What drones? Dems are utterly feckless

Drones are flying all around the East Coast -- and the Democrats' big response is: Don't worry. We got this. Nothing to see; go home. But as Ret. LTC Tony Shaffer says: "It's like a scene out of Blazing Saddles -- work, work, work, work. ... We've got everybody engaged, but they're not doing anything." Published December 17, 2024

Multiple drones are seen over Bernardsville, N.J., Dec. 5, 2024 (Brian Glenn/TMX via AP)

Americans deserve answers on mysterious, suspicious drones

For weeks now, drones have been spotted making mysterious flights over spots on the East Coast. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says, "We are on it." That's about as comforting as watching President Biden navigate beach sand. Or stairs. Published December 17, 2024

Former President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves after speaking at a news conference at Trump Tower, Friday, May 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Bold & Blunt: The prophetic return of Donald Trump

Post-election statistics show that 56% of the 72% of self-identifying Christian voters on November 5 chose Donald Trump over Kamala Harris. But what of the thought that God Himself chose Trump to lead America? Published December 13, 2024

Insurance agent Maria Collado, center right, works with clients at a shopping mall kiosk run by Las Madrinas de los Seguros, Spanish for "The Godmothers of Insurance," at a shopping center in Miami, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) ** FILE **

Health care propaganda takes full root

Gallup found in a new survey that 62 percent of Americans now see it as the federal government's responsibility to ensure all have health care. This is a devastating blow to freedom. Published December 10, 2024

Former President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Barack Obama calls for ‘pluralism’ — code for communism

Barack Obama, during remarks delivered before the 2024 Democracy Forum in Chicago, called out the polarized political atmosphere exploited by money-grubbers in the media and said what America really needs to restore "democracy" is a "renewed commitment to pluralist principles." It's a call for collectivism. Published December 6, 2024

President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden walk in downtown Nantucket, Mass., Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democrats go full-blown messianic complex on pardons

On the heels of President Biden's sweeping pardon of son Hunter's crimes -- both convicted and acknowledged, as well as any he may or may not have committed between Jan. 1, 2014, and Dec. 1, 2024 -- comes this call from other Democrats: Hey, let's get everybody pardoned for everything before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated! Published December 5, 2024

The U.S. Capitol is seen on a sunrise on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Bold & Blunt: Hunter skates, J6-ers rot

President Joe Biden has given his son, Hunter, the pardon of all pardons, basically excusing him from consequences for his felony convictions and crimes, but also excusing him from any crimes he may or may not have done between January 1, 2014, and December 1, 2024. But what about the J6 protesters? Published December 4, 2024

Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives for a meeting of Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

And like that, a couple more judges tip their anti-MAGA hats

Sen. Mitch McConnell has blasted a couple of federal judges who had announced plans to step from their leadership roles, but have since reversed course and decided to stay -- all coincidentally after the election results poured in, giving Donald Trump the victory. And like that, they've shown their anti-MAGA ways. Published December 4, 2024

File photo credit: udra11 via Shutterstock.

Bible sales boom, and that’s the best news for America, yet

The good news is President-elect Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris and Republicans won majorities in both the House and Senate and that means the adults are poised to enter the positions of influence and leadership in the new year. The better news is Bible sales in America are booming. Published December 3, 2024

President Joe Biden, from front left, accompanied by his grandson Beau, son Hunter Biden, and daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen Biden, background center, walk in downtown Nantucket, Mass., Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Joe Biden lied and whoosh, Hunter’s sins are disappeared

Joe Biden said he would never use his position of presidential power to pardon his son and save him from his felony jail sentences. But in a late-night Sunday move -- the day of the Lord -- he did. Talk about a mocking of justice. Published December 2, 2024

Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, welcomes incoming Democrat senators in his office Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Washington, from right, Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich, Sen.-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Sen.-elect Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif,  Schumer, Sen.-elect Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Sen.-elect Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J. AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Democrats simply cannot be trusted

Democrats are currently going through a period of self-reflection, trying to piece together the reasons why they came up so short with voters this time around, even telling The Hill, "We destroyed ourselves on the immigration issue in ways that were entirely predictable and entirely manageable." Umm. Du'oh. Published November 29, 2024

Special counsel Jack Smith arrives to speak about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Bold & Blunt: Jack Smith called Obama’s ‘enforcer’

Jack Smith may be leaving behind his many, many prosecutorial persecutions of President-elect Donald Trump. But he leaves behind a trail of destruction. To at least one of his targets, he's known as Barack Obama's "enforcer." Published November 29, 2024

A flag supporting LGBTQ+ rights decorates a desk on the Democratic side of the Kansas House of Representatives during a debate, March 28, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors is constitutional. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Transgender madness is an evil that must be stopped

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that bars boys pretending to be girls from using bathrooms and changing rooms in public schools and universities in Ohio, and instead forces them to use the facilities that correspond with their birth sex. That's good. That's a step. But it's only a step. Published November 29, 2024