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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

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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In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, file photo released by the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria. Syria decried a U.S. missile strike early Friday, April 7, 2017, on a government-controlled air base where U.S. officials say the Syrian military launched a deadly chemical attack earlier this week. Syria called the operation "an aggression" that killed at least six people. (Syrian Presidency via AP, File)

Trump strikes on Syria premature

President Donald Trump, responding to a chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed dozens -- including children -- ordered a targeted cruise missile strike on a military airbase, al-Shayrat Airfield, located in the western part of the country outside Homs. He shouldn't have. Gruesome pictures of dead children do not automatically justify an American military intervention. Published April 7, 2017

In this Dec. 21, 2016 file photo, United States District Attorney Preet Bharara announces charges in New York, against Navnoor Kang. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) **FILE**

Preet Bharara’s anti-Trump ‘diss a red flag on Obama holdovers

Former U.S. attorney of Manhattan Preet Bharara, one of Barack Obama's appointees who was asked last month by President Donald Trump's administration to exit, stage left, spoke out this week for the first time since his firing -- and surprise, surprise, it was words of criticism about the new White House. The question: How many Barack Obama holdovers silently agree? Published April 7, 2017

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a vociferous opponent of the House Republican healthcare reform plan, referring to it as "Obamacare light," discusses the bill before a TV interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March, 15, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rand Paul rails on Susan Rice: ‘Yeah,’ she committed crime

Sen. Rand Paul, who just called for former national security adviser Susan Rice to come to Capitol Hill and testify, under oath, about the unmasking of President Donald Trump-tied associates, reached new heights of accusation Thursday, outright saying the ex-Barack Obama administration official committed a crime. Published April 6, 2017

In this July 27, 2016, file photo, Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President Joe Biden wave after speaking to delegates during the third day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Flatiron Books said Wednesday, April 5, 2017, that it will release two books by Joe Biden and one by Jill. Joe Biden’s first book will “explore one momentous year,” 2016, when his son Beau died and he decided against running for president. The book is currently untitled and no release date was announced. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Joe Biden, Jill Biden cash in fame with 3-book deal

Joe Biden and wife, Jill, have reportedly secured a three-book deal with Flatiron to write about life in the White House, the death of their son, Beau, and other matters considered noteworthy, interesting and, of course, marketable. My suggestion? A coffee table volume on famous Bidenisms -- or one entitled "America's Creepy Uncle." Published April 6, 2017

In this Oct. 1, 2015, file photo, host Bill O'Reilly of "The O'Reilly Factor" on the Fox News Channel, poses for photos in the set in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Bill O’Reilly gets shelter from sex harassment storm with Angie’s List

Bill O'Reilly of Fox News fame -- or, these days, Beleaguered Bill O'Reilly of Fox News fame -- has seen more than 30 advertisers flee his "The O'Reilly Factor" airwaves in recent days over reports of sexual harassment. But he was just granted a bit of breathing room with Angie's List. Published April 6, 2017

Dozens march around Campus Martius Park as they rally against the possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Detroit. (Tanya Moutzalias/The Ann Arbor News-MLive.com Detroit via AP) ** FILE **

Republicans dithering on Obamacare grows wearying

Obamacare repeal, once the dream of the GOP, has turned a nightmarish corner and Republicans just can't get it past the finish line -- despite having a clean sweep of the power halls of Congress and the White House. Published April 6, 2017

In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A divided Senate Judiciary Committee backed Gorsuch, Monday, April 3, 2017. GOP likely to change Senate rules to confirm him. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Gorsuch smeared by angry left as plagiarist

The left-leaning media, working in concert with Democratic will, have launched an all-out last-minute attack on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, accusing plagiarism. It's bogus, by independent accounts. Published April 5, 2017

Protestors dressed as a diabolical Uncle Sam, on stilts, and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto hold hands as they walk along the border fence in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. A group of about 30 protestors gathered to paint slogans on the border wall and stage a performance mocking the relationship between Pena and President Donald Trump. The partial message in Spanish behind reads: "Neither delinquents nor illegals, we are international workers." (AP Photo/Christian Torres)

DHS says illegals victimized by crime not immune from arrest

The Department of Homeland Security said illegal immigrants who come forward to report crimes may themselves be arrested -- that they've no federal guarantee a blind eye will be turned toward their unauthorized status in the nation when they come to court to tell of their victimhood. Hurrah. This is a statement that's been a long time coming. Published April 5, 2017

President Donald Trump walks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Cambridge, Massachusetts, City Council votes to impeach Donald Trump

The city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of America's hotspots for liberals-slash-progressives, just voted on a resolution to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Sigh. The City Council actually voted on this. Seven-to-one, with one abstention. Published April 4, 2017

From left, Ypsilanti City Council member Pete Murdock, Mayor Amanda Edmonds and City Council member Beth Bashert secure a transgender pride flag to the pole as they raise it during a ceremony for International Transgender Day of Visibility outside the Ypsilanti Police Department, in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Friday, March 31, 2017. (Melanie Maxwell/The Ann Arbor News via AP)

Millennials: 80 percent snowflake — 20 percent LGBTQ

Twenty percent of those age 18 to 34, the so-called millennials -- the snowflakes -- now self-identify as LGBTQ, according to a new study from the group Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, GLAAD. Incredible. Published April 4, 2017

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., holds an impromptu news conference outside a room on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 2, 2017, where he charges House Republicans are keeping their Obamacare repeal and replace legislation under lock and key and not available for public view. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rand Paul calls for Susan Rice to testify under oath

Sen. Rand Paul followed a bomb-blaster of a tweet about Susan Rice's supposed "spying on [the] Trump campaign" with a call for her to come to Capitol Hill, take the oath and testify. She won't. But she should. Published April 4, 2017

A man lays flowers in memory of victims killed by a bomb blast in a subway train in St. Petersburg, at the memorial stone with the word Leningrad (St. Petersburg) at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier, in front of the Kremlin wall in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. A bomb blast tore through a subway train deep under Russia's second-largest city St. Petersburg Monday, killing several people and wounding many more in a chaotic scene that left victims sprawled on a smoky platform. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Akbarzhon Dzhalilov — the Russian terror suspect born in Jihad Town

Russian authorities have identified the name of the man they think responsible for setting off the St. Petersburg subway blast that killed 14 and injured dozens -- Akbarzhon Dzhalilov, 22. And they're not using the "I-word"yet -- Islam -- but all fingers are pointing in that direction. Published April 4, 2017

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with civil rights leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, Attorney General Loretta Lynch; Brittany Packnett, of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing and Co-Founder of We The Protestors and Campaign Zero; the president; Rep, John Lewis, D-Ga., and Senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett. Democrats and left-leaning groups are turning their attention to statehouses, recognizing that many of the policies they object to are being enacted at the state level as an obstructionist Congress has passed few laws in recent years. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Valerie Jarrett resurfaces as unpaid Obama Foundation aide

Valerie Jarrett, former shadowy adviser to Barack Obama, back when he ran the White House, has a new role -- and interestingly enough, given all the Democratic flak flung Ivanka Trump's way for her non-salaried White House position, it's unpaid. Published April 3, 2017