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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. 

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Peter Navarro, former Director of U.S. Office of Trade & Manufacturing. speaks during the third day of 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Bold & Blunt: Democrats love to weaponize government

If there's one thing Democrats love, it's the opportunity to use their government perches to go after Republicans, and especially MAGA-type conservatives. Just ask Peter Navarro. Published July 23, 2024

Migrants walk along the highway through Suchiate, Chiapas state in southern Mexico, Sunday, July 21, 2024, during their journey north toward the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

Trump 2024 frightens migrants to start new caravan

Hundreds and hundreds of migrants wound their way from Mexico's southernmost border to America over the weekend, hoping to take advantage of Joe Biden's welcome mat before Donald Trump becomes president. Make way for the lame-duck caravan. Published July 23, 2024

Hugh Kieve, 10, from Washington, holds a sign in front of the White House, Sunday, July 21, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden bows out — and so the gaslighting begins

Joe Biden, one of America's worst presidents, has suddenly, overnight, in a blink of an eye, become the be-all and end-all of all of America's best presidents. Published July 22, 2024

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump looked up towards supporters during his arrival on the final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

America — Israel — the world — needs Donald Trump

As a stark reminder of the difference between Donald Trump's White House and Joe Biden's administration, Mike Pompeo, said that under the former MAGA leader "the Iranian regime was afraid" and "the people of Israel were strong and secure" -- while under this present presidency, it's been the opposite. Published July 18, 2024

The Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building is seen with a statue of George Washington in the foreground, in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

American Exceptionalism on the ballot

Republicans are pushing for a future of freedom. Democrats are harping on historical offenses -- taken largely out of context; spun for the greatest advantage -- so as to divide the nation and conquer the citizens and rule, rule, rule rather than serve with humility and truth. Published July 18, 2024

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives on the first day of the Republican National Convention, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Border, safety, law, order — the bread and butter of Trump 2024

Day Two of the Republican convention is branded as a "Make America Safe Again" theme, and against a backdrop of an assassination attempt against Donald Trump, along with three-plus years of record-level flows of illegals across the border -- thanks, Joe Biden -- there's no better message the GOP can bring. Published July 16, 2024

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Fla. Trump waiting until the actual convention to choose a running mate is later than usual for recent cycles, but hardly unprecedented. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Ding, dong the Dems’ Jack Smith debacle is dead

A federal judge dismissed the classified documents' case against Donald Trump, calling special counsel Jack Smith's appointment unconstitutional. For Trump, who just dodged bullets of death aimed at his head by a would-be assassin, the resurrections just keep on coming. Published July 15, 2024

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is helped into a vehicle at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Trump’s finest moment: ‘Fight, fight, fight’

If stress reveals the true nature of an individual, Donald Trump is the unrivaled leader of the free world. With bullets flying, and security detail rushing, a bloodied Trump ultimately rose from an assassination attempt to raise a clenched fist in the air and mouth, to a shocked crowd, "fight, fight, fight." Published July 14, 2024

President Joe Biden, right, speaks during a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden’s Ukraine President Putin problem is America’s media problem

Ron Klain, former White House chief of staff, said of his ex-boss, Joe Biden, that the president will have a "better second debate" against Donald Trump. And all the watching world goes: Wait -- what? Biden's going to have a second debate? Well, as the saying goes, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Published July 12, 2024

The Supreme Court is seen, April 21, 2023, in Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, declined to consider the case of a man on death row in Georgia whose lawyers argue that a prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors during his trial. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Bold & Blunt: Furious Democrats target SCOTUS for take-down

Democrats are in an uproar over the latest Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. And they've turned vicious claws toward the justices in hopes of taking them down somehow. They never can just accept defeat graciously. Published July 9, 2024

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive on stage to speak to active-duty military service members and their families during a Fourth of July celebration and barbecue on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

God help America: Biden demands 8 o’clock bedtime

In a recent speech to Democrat governors reported by The New York Times, President Joe Biden said he needs to stop doing stuff after 8 p.m. because he has to get to bed earlier. Talk about a tip-off to the enemy. What a gift. Published July 5, 2024

Visitors pass by flags at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

China tightens locks on world’s rare earth metals — and noose on America’s neck

The Chinese Communist Party put out a statement that makes clear any and all natural resources, including rare earth metals, are CCP properties and that beginning Oct. 1, the state will track, surveil and record into a database all extraction, all imports and all usage of these resources. Happy Independence Day, America. Published July 4, 2024

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, talks with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., before President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

AOC keys up next theatrical performance

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court's granting of partial immunity to Donald Trump with a vow to file articles of impeachment against the justices. Or one of the justices. Or somebody. Every time Ocasio-Cortez squawks, America gets just a little bit dumber. At least, the American left does. Published July 2, 2024

President Joe Biden, center right, and first lady Jill Biden, right, arrive on Marine One with granddaughters Natalie Biden, from left, and Finnegan Biden, at East Hampton Airport, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in East Hampton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden is brain-dead. Democrats call that ‘framing & lighting’

As post-debate shockwaves continue to strike Democrat Party and donor circles, calls grow for the ailing, flailing, failing Joe Biden to step aside -- but he does still have some defenders. One, for example, suggests he was the victim of poor camera angles, and that's why he performed like an Alzheimer patient. Published July 1, 2024

People stand on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, Feb.11, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

SCOTUS, in Chevron, squashes Obama-like ‘pen’ and ‘phone’ presidencies

SCOTUS overturned a 40-year-old decision that had given federal agencies, and the presidents who led them, the power to exert oft-burdensome, costly controls on supposedly free American citizens, and that simultaneously tied the hands of courts to right these regulatory wrongs. Power back to the people. Published June 28, 2024

President Joe Biden, speaks during a presidential debate hosted by CNN with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Joe Biden performed as expected

President Joe Biden stumbled, bumbled, muttered and meandered during his debate against Donald Trump. And all the headlines go: Shocking! Shocker! What a shocking display! But why? Biden performed on stage as he always performs on stage -- one step shy of falling off the ledge. Published June 28, 2024