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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

cchumley@washingtontimes.com

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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A fire erupts amid buildings destroyed during Israeli ground and air operations, following an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Americans, tragically, immorally, are turning against Israel

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee marked the two-year anniversary of the Hamas terror attack against Israel by saying the U.S. "stands unwaveringly with our close ally and partner Israel because we know in our hearts that it is right." Hold that thought. Pew Research says otherwise.

October 7, 2025
In this screenshot taken from video provided by WRIC News, Democratic candidate for attorney general Jay Jones speaks with an interviewer Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va., about widely condemned text messages he sent in 2022. (WRIC via AP) ** FILE **

Democrats have a dream — and it’s to murder MAGA

The Republican Attorneys General Association just called on the Democratic Attorneys General Association to stop supporting Jay Jones for attorney general for Virginia. That's because Jones has been outed for his fantasies of putting bullets into the head of a political opponent.

October 6, 2025
This Wednesday, March 27, 2019 photo shows the exterior of the Christ Church in Philadelphia.  The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a $500,000 grant to the historic church to restore its steeple and church tower. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Bold and Blunt: Civics could save America

When it comes to teaching the next generation of the greatness of America, the wisdom of the Founding Fathers, and the direct link that exists between faith and long-term liberty for the individual, the nation's public schools are failing miserably.

October 3, 2025
Bad Bunny performs during the final concert of his summer residency in his homeland at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

Bad Bunny the next bad NFL choice to headline Super Bowl halftime

Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny has been chosen to headline the Super Bowl halftime show -- and his selection is sparking backlash from those who wonder if this is still America. That is: The guy performs his songs in Spanish. So why is he singing at America's most American sporting events?

September 30, 2025
People protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Republicans, independents crave unity. Democrats? Better bricks

Republicans are dissatisfied with the direction of the country when it comes to violence and crime and the state of national unity -- but those who self-identify as political independents, even more so. Democrats? Apparently, they weren't dissatisfied enough to warrant mention as a separate group.

September 29, 2025
President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

United Nations better stop biting the American hands that feed

Ambassador Mike Waltz said ithat the U.S. was going to withhold money to the United Nations because of its many malfunctions of services curiously timed to the speech from President Trump to the U.N. That's good. Even better: Turn off the lights and air conditioning at the New York building.

September 26, 2025
President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Carbon footprint hoax has been open secret for years

President Donald Trump railed at the U.N. General Assembly about the "scam" of carbon offsets, and warned other countries to stop destroying their economies by partaking in the "hoax." He couldn't be more correct. What's more, everybody knows it.

September 24, 2025
A customer browses an aisle at a Walgreens pharmacy store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, July 25, 2024. America's drugstores are testing smaller locations and making bigger bets on health care as they adjust to customers who need them less for convenience. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ** FILE **

Trump more deserving of trust than Big Pharma, health bureaucrats

President Trump sparked a global backlash by advising pregnant women to stop taking Tylenol because its main acetaminophen ingredient may cause autism. But here's where "follow the money" becomes crucial. It's not always the best health practice for the individual to defer to health bureaucrats.

September 24, 2025
Eight to 10 masked antifa activists — all of them white — shadowed the marchers, walking in step with them for the entirety of the 3.1-mile route, and eventually drawing a police escort. (Photo by Derrick Wilburn via Rocky Mountain Black Conservatives)

Bold and Blunt: What is wrong with Democrats?

Democrats seem on an all-out-push to destroy everything that's good about America -- and they also don't seem too worried about destroying their party at the same time.

September 23, 2025
Erika Kirk wipes tears from her eyes before speaking at a memorial for her late husband conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Charlie Kirk, in death, emerges as assayer of God

Bill Maher said "the left" has a "bad attitude of 'go no contact'" -- meaning, the left condemns those who disagree with their views. He said this while noting the Emmys failed to mention Charlie Kirk. This is the same Emmys where an actress called to "F--- ICE and free Palestine!" Priorities, meet the left.

September 23, 2025
A woman walks past a Palestinian flag set up between French and European flags at the Malakoff's town hall, outside Paris, as France prepares to formally recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Hamas wins, evil marches on, and civil society shudders

Britain, Australia, Portugal, Canada -- these countries all just recognized Palestinian statehood, a move aimed at exerting extra pressure on Israel and the White House to get in line with the two-state solution that's not so much a solution as an antisemitic means of eradicating the Jewish people.

September 22, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel arrives for a special screening of the film "Saturday Night" at the Vista Theater, Sept. 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Democrats learning lesson of toddlers

ABC has yanked "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" from its late-night lineup -- "indefinitely," no less -- after the talk show host spread false statements about the political leanings of the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk.

September 20, 2025
In this Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, photo, a group of anti-fascist and Black Lives Matter demonstrators march in front of the Rotunda on the campus of the University of Virginia in anticipation of the anniversary of the previous year's Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Antifa first — Democrat Party next

President Trump announced on his Truth Social platform his intent to designate Antifa a terrorist organization and to launch an investigation into those who fund the group for possible criminal prosecution. Next up: the Democrat Party.

September 18, 2025
George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, attends the European Council on Foreign Relations Annual Council Meeting, May 29, 2018, in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

George Soros — it’s RICO for thee, and your little son Alexander, too

President Trump said that the Democrats' sugar daddy, George Soros, is "a bad guy" who ought to be "put in jail" for his role in funding what's been accused -- albeit denied by the billionaire -- as some of the most violent uprisings in the nation. Soros has certainly sown political discord.

September 16, 2025
A memorial for Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk is seen at Utah Valley University, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) ** FILE **

Exploiting Charlie Kirk’s death

An email from a prominent conservative figure's chief operating officer goes like this: "I'm writing to ask you to join me in backing our security needs for ... our team" -- "we need to raise an initial $24,000" -- "please donate." Making money off Charlie Kirk's murder. It just doesn't seem right.

September 15, 2025