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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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New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, right, sits next to Department of Public Works Director Rick Hathaway as they answer questions from the city council Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, about the New Year's Day French Quarter terror attack in New Orleans. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Bold & Blunt: New year, new terror risks to America

If the terror attacks of January, 2025, show anything, it's that Americans need to wake up and smell the terrorism. There has been a long list of warnings of more terror to strike U.S. soil. But far too many have been ignoring the signs.

January 10, 2025
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump comforts Alexis Nungaray and Joamel Guevara, mother and uncle of Jocelyn Nungaray, during an event along the southern border with Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump already stopping the illegal migrant train

Word is Mexico's government is busily at work to halt migrant caravans making their way northward to cross into America illegally. Why? Mexico's government is afraid of the 25 percent tariffs President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to slap it with once he's inaugurated.

January 9, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg wears a pair of Orion AR glasses during the Meta Connect conference Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Mark Zuckerberg’s newfound, fearful love of Donald Trump

Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook-turned-Meta fame, is so enamored with the idea of free speech, and so in love with Donald Trump, he's firing his fact-checkers and giving a cool $1 million to the president-elect for his inauguration. My, how fear does motivate.

January 8, 2025
A migrant from Michoacan, Mexico, uses the CBPOne app Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Bold & Blunt: Defeating deep state crime lies with state laws

Americans don't have to suffer unsafe communities any longer. Not only is Donald Trump coming to town to secure the border. But states can take advantage of the next four years of federal crime-fighting and enact provisions in their respective legislatures to ensure safe streets for years.

January 8, 2025
President Joe Biden speaks with reporters after signing the Social Security Fairness Act in the East Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Harris certifies, Biden bans, and the anti-MAGA moves are off and running

It'd be great if the seemingly sane and smooth transitory nature of the certification process continued into the new year's politics. But anyone who's watched politics for more than a blink knows Democrats are already campaigning, already hunkering, already plotting how to hurt President-elect Donald Trump.

January 7, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during a Cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Friday, Dec.20, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)

Justin Trudeau, yet another far-leftist fall from grace

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resigned as leader of the Liberal Party after watching his approval ratings plummet from a high of 65 percent in 2017 to 28 percent in 2025. Another far-leftist bites the dust.

January 6, 2025
Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana state Capitol protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Helena, Mont., March 15, 2021. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)

On fighting LGBTQ evil, it’s one step forward, two steps back

The LGBTQ movement may be small. Minuscule, in fact. But it's grown powerful and influential. It's driven by demonic forces that care nothing for logic and reason and common sense, and even less for godly virtues that include truth and absolutes, and that instead seek only to destroy.

January 3, 2025
President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin stand for the playing of their National Anthems at the White House in Washington, March 26, 1979, before the signing of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. (AP Photo, File)

Bold & Blunt: Jimmy Carter’s legacy: He’s not the worst

Ask any American who follows politics to name the worst president in U.S. history and invariably, Jimmy Carter's name comes to mind. But that's not entirely true -- at least, not any more. Joe Biden is much, much, much worse.

December 31, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris after her speech during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Democrats will never change their mo’ money, mo’ money ways

One of the Democratic National Committee's chair hopefuls, James Skoufis, released a four-point plan to secure Dems' power for the long-term, and surprise, surprise, it's all about the money. Leopards cannot change their spots. Democrats learned nothing from their beating in 2024.

December 30, 2024
Timothy Walker, a resident at the Los Angeles Mission who graduated from its faith-based drug rehabilitation program, reads the Bible during a service at the mission in Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Bold & Blunt: The power of God’s grace

Not all of life's hard lessons should be avoided. Some -- if not most -- are actually the motivating factors that shine bright on God's glory.

December 24, 2024
A Nativity scene on display on store front in Bethlehem, Pa., on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Bold & Blunt: How to share the faith

It's one of Christians' biggest fears -- sharing their faith with others as a means to paving the path for them to turn to Christ. But it's also one of Christians' biggest commissions -- to share the faith.

December 23, 2024
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.

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."

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!

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.

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."

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.

December 17, 2024