Kelly Sadler

Kelly Sadler is the Commentary Editor and a columnist for The Washington Times. Often seen as a Newsmax contributor, Ms. Sadler started out as a beat reporter at Bloomberg News, and later covered politics and commentary during the 2016 presidential election at the Washington Times. Ms. Sadler is a Trump Administration alum, serving as a Special Assistant to the President, where she coordinated surrogate coverage and talking points. She most recently served as the communication director for America First Action. She can be reached at ksadler@washingtontimes.com.

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Columns by Kelly Sadler

FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting, Nov. 14, 2022, in Nusa Dua, in Bali, Indonesia. Just 40% of U.S. adults approve of how President Joe Biden is handling relations with China, a new poll shows, with a majority anxious about Beijing's influence as the White House finds its agenda increasingly shaped by global rivalries. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Biden’s impotence may just lead us into WWIII

It was reported Thursday the Biden administration is dithering on whether to release intelligence showing China is considering sending lethal aid to support Russia's war in Ukraine. Published February 23, 2023

A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, Feb. 6, 2023. West Virginia's water utility says it's taking precautionary steps following the derailment of a train hauling chemicals that later sent up a toxic plume in Ohio. The utility said in a statement on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2023, that it has enhanced its treatment processes even though there hasn’t been a change in raw water at its Ohio River intake. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

‘Amtrak Joe’ and ‘Mayor Pete’ miss mark on Ohio train derailment

"We basically nuked a town with chemicals so we could get a railroad open," former Ohio fire chief Silverio Caggiano explained to "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday. Published February 14, 2023

Illustration on vaccines and COVID-19 in children by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Manipulating COVID-19 data to stoke fear, boost vaccinations for children

"COVID-19 is a leading cause of death for children in the U.S., despite [a] relatively low mortality rate," a CNN report read this week, citing a study published by JAMA. Published February 1, 2023

Illustration on the current cultural celebration of obesity by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Our woke culture’s glamorization of obesity

Obesity has become a national epidemic. It is not cute, woke or stylish to be fat. Published January 17, 2023

FILE - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., tears her copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address after he delivered it to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

House Republicans should take a page out of Nancy Pelosi’s playbook

As the Republican-led House was sworn in over the weekend, pundits from both sides of the aisle had warnings for the new Congress: Don't pursue political vendettas. Published January 10, 2023

Distrust of the liberal media and leftist news organizations Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The leftist media’s reliance on liars and frauds

This past weekend's "60 Minutes," the once highly respected and popular CBS newsmagazine, decided to do a scare piece on climate change. Published January 3, 2023

Illustration on Democrats and Twitter meddling in the 2020 election by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The ‘election interference’ that Democrats favor

Our intelligence apparatus -- or "the deep state," in former President Donald Trump's words -- has meddled in two presidential elections acting on behalf of the Democratic Party. Published December 13, 2022

Joe Biden's Oil Double Cross Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden emboldens the world’s worst dictators, despite his promises

On the presidential campaign trail in 2020, candidate Joe Biden promised to put democracy once again at the heart of U.S. foreign policy and to stand up for human rights. Published December 1, 2022

TikTok illustration by Alexander Hunter / The Washington Times

Media frets about Musk, ignores the real national security threat: TikTok

Free speech absolutist Elon Musk has the mainstream media terrified. Published November 23, 2022

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., attends a Senate Rules and Administration Committee meeting on the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The bill is a response to the Jan. 6 insurrection and former President Donald Trump's efforts to find a way around the Electoral Count Act, the 19th-century law that, along with the Constitution, governs how states and Congress certify electors and declare presidential election winners. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Are Mitch McConnell’s days numbered?

An alternative to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's RINO dominance has finally emerged. Published November 15, 2022

No U-Turn for Joe Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Will Biden be able to pivot after the midterms?

Democrats are poised to get - to borrow a word from former President Barack Obama -- a shellacking in this year's midterms. Published November 7, 2022

Joe Biden - Liar-in-Chief Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Joe Biden: Liar-in-chief

President Biden took a victory lap last week over how his team "reduced" the annual federal deficit by $1.4 trillion, the "largest one-year drop in American history." Published October 25, 2022

Illustration on PayPal and Chinese Communists by Greg Groesch/ The Washington Times

PayPal takes a page from the Chinese Communist Party’s playbook

Over the weekend, PayPal, the online payments giant, tested a Chinese Communist Party-style "social credit" system. Published October 11, 2022

Illustration on unequal justice toward pro-lifers against abortion by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

There’s no equal justice under the law for pro-lifers

In the last 10 days, a man who murdered an 18-year-old boy for being a "Republican extremist" was initially charged with vehicular homicide and then released free on bond. Published October 3, 2022

COVID-19 learning losses and bad teachers illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Cure COVID-19 learning losses by firing bad teachers

Earlier this month, the Education Department revealed reading and math scores of elementary school students plummeted during the pandemic. Published September 21, 2022

Welcome Illegal Immigrants to the DC Sanctuary City Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why is D.C.’s Mayor Bowser so afraid of illegal immigrants?

As thousands of migrants were bused from the Mexican border into Washington, D.C., District Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency. Published September 13, 2022

Illustration on the effort to "erase" womanhood by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The left’s never-ending assault to erase womanhood

I get my period every month, but I'm not a "menstruating person." I carried three boys for nine months and gave birth to them, but I'm not a "birthing person." Published August 31, 2022

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the state's U.S. Senate seat, center, poses for a selfie with supporters after speaking at a rally in Erie, Pa., on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Democrats’ socialist Senate pick John Fetterman out to destroy America

Amid record-high inflation, John Fetterman believes President Biden hasn't spent enough and wants to bring Sen. Bernie Sanders' far-left agenda to Pennsylvania. Published August 24, 2022

Former Vice President Mike Pence gestures during the "Politics and Eggs" breakfast gathering, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Sorry, Pence, the FBI is not above reproach or scrutiny

Last week, former Vice President Mike Pence gave a speech in New Hampshire calling on Republicans to stop criticizing the FBI after the unprecedented raid of Mar-a-Lago. Published August 22, 2022

Illustration on the partisan divide in congress by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Republicans pursuing ‘bipartisanship’ are useless to the cause

Over the weekend, Senate Democrats jammed through a $700 billion-plus tax and climate bill in the midst of a recession and record-high inflation. Published August 8, 2022