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Tim Murtaugh is a Washington Times columnist and founder of the Line Drive Public Affairs firm he still leads. A longtime Republican communications strategist, he is a veteran of many state, federal, and national political campaigns, including as a senior advisor on the 2024 Trump campaign and as communications director for the 2020 Trump campaign. A former radio and television reporter, he is also the author of the Amazon bestselling book, “Swing Hard in Case You Hit it: My Escape from Addiction and Shot at Redemption on the Trump Campaign.

Columns by Tim Murtaugh

DeSantis and the Hurricane Ian Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

‘Hurricane Ian vs. Ron DeSantis’ narrative proves irresistible to media

Hurricane Ian made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida on Wednesday as a wicked Category 4 monster with winds of up to 150 miles an hour.

September 29, 2022

Biden farms out freedom of speech dirty work to Big Tech illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Biden admin. farms out anti-First Amendment dirty work to Big Tech

The Internet and its social media channels have provided the most significant advancements for free speech in hundreds of years, probably since Gutenberg invented the printing press.

September 15, 2022

Illustration on shutting down free speech by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The FBI, Facebook & leftist podcasters: All enemies of free speech

Two incidents in just the past week, though seemingly unconnected, demonstrated how ominous, and at times absurd, the leftist desire to control all information available to the public.

September 1, 2022

Liz Cheney - Martyr of the Trump Wars Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Media find a hero in Liz Cheney, before and after epic election defeat

An ancient proverb -- "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" -- perfectly illustrates the relationship between the corporate media and soon-to-be-former Rep. Liz Cheney.

August 18, 2022

Illustration on Biden's denial of a recession by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Liberal media heed White House call to redefine ‘recession’

It's safe to assume that no president wants the economy to fall into a recession, particularly headed into a midterm election in which his party could lose control of Congress.

August 4, 2022

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters as she joins female House Democrats at an event ahead of a House vote on the Women's Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats always know corporate media will help them

In conservative communications circles, operatives often lament, "It must be so easy to be a Democrat."

July 21, 2022

Democrats and Abortion Policy Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

If abortion politics helped Democrats, there would be no need to lie about it

The corporate media are watching President Biden's poll numbers fall every week, dragging with them the midterm electoral prospects of Democrats across the country.

July 7, 2022

Illustration on Biden disinformation leading up to the mid-term elections by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Media attempt to reframe midterm elections to protect Biden

The midterm elections are coming, and President Biden's Democrats are in big trouble.

June 23, 2022

President Joe Biden speaks with host Jimmy Kimmel during a commercial break during the taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Los Angeles prior to attending the Summit of the Americas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Jimmy Kimmel and media excuses can’t save Biden from himself

In the world according to Democrats, failures are never related to their policies or the results they generate -- it's always a problem of messaging.

June 9, 2022

Georgia election voter turnout illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Georgia election turnout proves media wrong again

Where does Atlanta go to get the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game back?

May 26, 2022

Illustration on the media and the Supreme Court leak by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Media attack, distort and misrepresent draft Supreme Court ruling

According to a new Pew Research Center poll, most Americans favor at least some limits on abortion, but you would never know it by witnessing the outbursts from the corporate media.

May 12, 2022

Elon Musk: Pirate of the Twittersphere Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Media reaction to Elon Musk proves conservatives right

To watch the corporate media react to Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter is to understand that they live in a different world than the rest of us.

April 28, 2022

Illustration on bias in the media by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

‘Disinformation conference’ headlined by journalists who peddled false stories

Inviting CNN's chief media correspondent to a conference aimed at combatting disinformation may sound like asking Bonnie and Clyde for advice on stopping bank robberies.

April 14, 2022

Illustration on the Hunter Biden laptop by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Media and Big Tech censorship is alive and well

The last few weeks have not been good for the corporate media or anyone who values the principle of free speech on social media.

March 31, 2022

Joe and Hunter Biden and the laptop Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Media’s suppression of Hunter Biden’s laptop was election interference

The New York Times last week confirmed the authenticity of emails from Hunter Biden's notorious laptop, effectively issuing a massive correction for virtually all of the corporate media.

March 24, 2022

Illustration on the sacrifice of journalists by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Journalists sacrifice everything to cover Russia’s war on Ukraine

Some of us in political communications, or those of us who may also write commentary, frequently express our frustrations with certain members of the corporate news media.

March 17, 2022

President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

News outlets assist struggling Biden’s State of the Union ‘reset’

The White House intended President Biden's first State of the Union address to be a chance for the struggling president to "reset" his administration amid free-falling poll numbers.

March 3, 2022