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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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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., departs following a classified briefing on President Donald Trump's directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)

The Rand Paul flip-flop heard ‘round the nation

Sen. Rand Paul called for lawsuits against Google for hosting a video that falsely accused him of taking money from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and for then refusing to remove the video when, as he put it, "paid trolls" spread the "ludicrous accusation" far and wide. This is a huge change of view.

January 22, 2026
People march and gather near the post office during a protest, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Bold and Blunt: Democrats — lunatic or misunderstood?

Democrats and their leftist lunatic fringe supporters have been busily resisting by whatever violent means necessary all attempts from ICE to remove the worst-of-the-worst criminals from the streets in Minneapolis. But are these loons simply misunderstood?

January 21, 2026
Posters cover the church hosting the United States House on the eve of the start of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Dear Davos, there’s a new chief in town and his name is Trump

President Donald Trump is going to Davos. He's scheduled to speak Wednesday. And snap, like that, the whole global order -- one world order -- new world order -- Great Reset crowd is a much quieter beast. Trump ain't like the last American president.

January 20, 2026
In this April 3, 2020, photo, a technician holds blue preservation solution in a clean room where saliva collection devices are assembled at Spectrum DNA in Draper, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Bold and Blunt: The government wants your DNA

There's a new privacy nightmare coming to town and it's called whole genome sequencing of newborns -- meaning, the collection and reading of all your baby's DNA at birth to determine the potential of future health risks.

January 17, 2026
President Donald Trump speaks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission during an event at the Museum of the Bible, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Bold and Blunt: God is moving in America

President Trump recently announced a National Prayer Gathering to take place on the National Mall on May 17 as part of the celebrations of America's 250th. And like that -- the so-called "separation of church and state" atheists insist is in the Constitution just got a little less separated.

January 13, 2026
Visa and Mastercard credit cards are shown in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Trump credit card cap helps, not hurts, Americans

President Trump wants to cap interest on credit cards for one year at 10 percent -- and now banks, Wall Street executives and businesses are warning of economic devastations, particularly for the poor. Cue crocodile tears.

January 13, 2026
A newly painted mural by local Venezuelan graffiti artist Pedro Martin, know as Marthi, of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after he was captured by the US, is displayed Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

WATCH: Venezuela about far more than just Venezuela

Much talk has gone forth in recent days about the legalities of President Donald Trump's seizure of Nicolas Maduro and his wife from Venezuela, and whether this White House has overstepped its authority. But Venezuela is not just about Venezuela.

January 10, 2026
The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ** FILE **

America’s exodus from globalism is a return to exceptionalism

America, under President Trump's leadership, is poised to withdraw from 66 international organizations, commissions and agencies, particularly those tied to the United Nations. And all the globalists go: Yikes! Their honeypot -- their money pot -- is about to go dry.

January 8, 2026
The Libertarian Party is trying to decide which theme they should use for their 2020 presidential convention. So far, the winner is the acronym "TANSTAAFL," which means "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." (Libertarian party)

Bold and Blunt: LIbertarians cold on Donald Trump

Ask a MAGA how President Trump is doing, and chances are the reviews will be glowing. Ask a Democrat, and quite the opposite. Ask a libertarian, and it's more of the same as Democrats.

January 7, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani reacts after arriving for his swearing-in ceremony as Rama Duwaji looks on, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Mamdani’s Big Apple is now the canary in the socialist coal mine

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's newest appointment, Cea Weaver, to the Office to Protect Tenants, once ranted on the then-known Twitter platform that "homeownership is a weapon of white supremacy." Oh, boy. And the hits just keep on coming.

January 6, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reads a newspaper on the subway on his way to City Hall in New York, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

The ‘warmth of collectivism’ is a bloody lie

Zohran Mamdani ushered in the new year with a pledge to bring the "warmth of collectivism" to the residents of New York City, for whom he now serves as mayor. The only warmth from collectivism comes from the fires of hell.

January 3, 2026
Supporters of then-President Donald Trump participate in a rally on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington as Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The same spot would provide a much different vista four years later, with snow — not protesters and tear gas — blanketing Washington as Congress convened to uneventfully certify Trump's win over Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Bold and Blunt: January 6 filled with stories of tragedy, heartbreak

It's just about the five-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, protests on Capitol Hill -- and Americans are really no closer to realizing the truths of what transpired. Democrats say they were attacked by angry insurrectionists. But it's really hundreds of innocent American citizens who are the victims.

December 30, 2025