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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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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., takes part in the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Sven Hoppe /dpa via AP) **FILE**

Democrats can’t handle unscripted, uncontrolled media

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York went to Munich to talk up foreign policy with a crowd of journalists and security experts and when asked a question about U.S. military support of Taiwan, answered -- duh-oh!

February 16, 2026
From left, Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Günter Sautter Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to the Chancellor, Prime Minister of Poland attend a meeting at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday Feb. 13, 2026. (Kay Nietfeld/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Munich gives U.S. another chance to show dominance

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told a crowd of foreign heads of state at the Munich Security Conference that the "United States's claim to leadership has been challenged and possibly lost." And Americans laughed, and we laughed, and we laughed.

February 13, 2026
House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Shutdown showdown is Democrat theatrics, pure and simple

There's Taco Tuesday. There's Hump Day Wednesday. There's Fish Friday. And now, thanks to Democrats, there's Shutdown Saturday, reflecting the latest in a growing list of government shutdowns that is slated for midnight Friday, meaning beginning early, early, early Saturday.

February 12, 2026
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, greets Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, as he arrives to speak during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour event at Arizona State University, March 20, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Bold and Blunt: DEI is lingering in America

An Arizona State University professor was forced to take Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training by university administrators -- despite the fact state law states employees cannot be forced by public employers to take DEI training.

February 11, 2026
A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Social media lawsuit is anti-American at root

Opening statements start this week for a landmark lawsuit against social media companies' biggest names, including Meta and Google, alleging they purposefully addicted children to their products. But what of choice? And that's the problem with this suit.

February 10, 2026
Bad Bunny performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl 60 between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Bad Bunny’s baffling, bad Super Bowl show

As Super Bowl halftime shows go, file Bad Bunny's under -- What The Bleep Was That? He sang primarily in Spanish. Few knew what he was saying. It was a nod at DEI, a face-slap to U.S.A.

February 9, 2026
Federal government and Congress controlling debt illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Dear America, don’t forget about debt

The nation's gross debt has climbed to $38.56 trillion, a hike of $2.35 trillion from just a year ago and $10.7 trillion from five years ago. This cannot last.

February 6, 2026
People board a boat headed to the Statue of Liberty in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Give us your tired, your poor — your entitled

Fifty-three percent of households headed by immigrants, whether legal or illegal, take taxpayer-funded welfare benefits, compared to 37 percent of homes headed by those born in the United States. How is this helping America?

February 6, 2026
A sign with information about employment is displayed during a job fair in Dallas, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

It’s the economy, stupid — a slogan that still resonates with voters

Majorities questioned in a newly released Pew Research Center survey say they're unhappy with the direction of the national economy and that the prices of eggs, gas, housing and health care are still too high. This is the one statistic with sticking power for the midterms.

February 5, 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Socialists, Marxists, collectivists are coming on strong for the children

The goal is to get the next generation of American voters trained in the good, Marxist way to go, and to get the next generation of American leaders, be they government, business, education, military, or societal, similarly trained. Then the Democrats' vision for America will be complete.

February 3, 2026
A protester sits on the street with his arms up in front of federal agents in Minneapolis, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP)

Minneapolis resisters build border to keep out border agents

A bunch of street thugs and liberal White women in Minneapolis masquerading as First Amendment freedom fighters have built blockades in the city to keep out ICE agents and law enforcement -- and they're even reportedly checking IDs and running license plates. Oh, the irony.

February 2, 2026
A federal agent uses a facial recognition app during a traffic stop on a person on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

WATCH: The war-on-cops culture continues

The chaos in Minnesota that has led to radical disruptions of law enforcement's legal operations, and led to the tragic deaths of two U.S. citizens, is something that comes courtesy of Democrats, who've waged war on police for years.

January 31, 2026
Posters depicting Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good are displayed on a wall near the site where Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was fatally shot by federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, Minn., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Alex Pretti had ‘duty to retreat’

Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old Minnesota guy who inserted himself into a lawful ICE operation while, also lawfully, carrying a gun, and who was fatally shot by federal agents during a struggle, is being billed by most in the media as a kindly nurse who helped poor veterans. There's a deeper story.

January 30, 2026
Federal agents make a traffic stop on a U.S. citizen as they provide their identification including a passport and drivers license, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

The folly of sanctuary cities

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina went on "Hannity" on the Fox News Channel and told host Sean Hannity that it's impossible to have law and order in any jurisdiction that's also a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. He's 100 percent correct.

January 29, 2026
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Republicans must stand strong for Kristi Noem

Secretary Kristi Noem has been an effective, strong, determined and unrelenting leader at the Department of Homeland Security -- and this is why Democrats want her gone. And this is why Republicans need to coalesce around her and refuse to bow to Democrats who want her ousted.

January 28, 2026
A federal agent holds a person as the agents try to clear the demonstrators near a hotel, using tear gas during a noise demonstration protest in response to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

If Democrats want peace, Democrats should promote peace

On the heels of a tragic and fatal ICE shooting of American citizen Alex Pretti, Democrats have doubled down on their rhetoric for federal agents to leave Minneapolis, for ICE to be defunded and for President Trump to stop sending ICE into any other cities. But this is not the path toward peace.

January 26, 2026
Rep. Debbie Mayfield, R-Vero Beach, left, confers with Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City during session on Friday, May 2, 2014, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

WATCH: Congress moves to strip social media’s Sec. 230 shield

One of America's hottest debates in recent years has been over the legal immunity social media executives are awarded for their platforms, which has given them the ability to boot voices they don't like -- and cry no harm, no foul even when they allow posts that are defamatory and maliciously false in nature. That may soon change.

January 24, 2026