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Kelly Riddell

Kelly Riddell

kriddell@washingtontimes.com

Kelly Riddell is a former columnist and commentary writer for The Washington Times.

Articles by Kelly Riddell

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Martin Luther King III, son of Martin Luther King Jr. at Trump Tower in New York, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump’s opportunity with the African American community

By in large, Mr. Obama's policies have failed African Americans - crime rates in urban centers like Chicago have skyrocketed, wages are stagnant, education and job prospects are still depressed after eight years. The racial wealth gap is growing.

January 16, 2017
Political Target Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Marco Rubio’s attack against Rex Tillerson

Sen. Marco Rubio took to the Senate floor on Wednesday to grandstand against President-elect Donald Trump's choice for secretary of State, former Exxon Mobile CEO Rex Tillerson.

January 12, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump gives a press conference for the ages

If pundits and the Washington elite think Donald Trump is going to change his tone or style going into the White House, they're sorely mistaken. He's accomplished too much to bow down to anybody. Including the press.

January 11, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump speaks with reporters after meeting French businessman Bernard Arnault at Trump Tower in New York, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Exposing the intellectual hypocrisy of the left

My mind is open. I'm ready to be convinced. But with editorial headlines in the New York Times reading: "As Trump denies climate change, these kids die," I can't even be persuaded to read the article.

January 10, 2017
This image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)

Fact-checkers at AP, Washington Post again stoop to absurdity

There's been many dumb fact-checks this election cycle, but the Associated Press's attempt to validate Meryl Streep's popularity after she denigrated President-Elect Donald Trump in a Golden Globe speech, is one of the most absurd.

January 9, 2017