Tom Basile

Tom Basile is the host of "America Right Now" on Newsmax Television. Throughout his decades in government, politics, media and business he’s earned a reputation for credibility, candor and common sense conservatism. During this career his columns have been published in a range of outlets including Forbes and Fox News. He previously hosted "Sunday in America" for SiriusXM Radio. Basile served in the administration of President George W. Bush in various capacities including as an advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad for which he received the Joint Civilian Service Commendation from the Department of Defense. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed "Tough Sell: Fighting the Media War in Iraq" as well as "Let it Sink In: The Decade of Obama and Trump." He served as Executive Director of the New York State Republican Party from 2009-2011 and is a veteran of local, state and national campaigns.

Basile is a member of the New York Bar and an Advisory Board Member of the Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs at Hofstra University. He is a Knight Commander with Star in the Roman Catholic Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. Basile and his family live in Tennessee where he runs a strategic communications firm. Learn more about him at www.TomBasile.com. He can be reached at commentary@tombasile.com.

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Columns by Tom Basile

Israel seized mantle of global leadership after massacre

It has been a year of deep sorrow in Israel, where the people of this small outpost of freedom have again been forced to walk in the valley of death at the hands of radical Islamic terrorism. Published October 4, 2024

Zelenskyy picks the wrong side

Descending the steps of a U.S. Air Force C-17 recently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stepped into Pennsylvania and battleground state presidential politics. Published September 27, 2024

In wacky 2024, Trump is the pragmatic moderate

Alberto Gonzalez recently penned an op-ed in Politico in which he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the nation, despite admitting, "We do not yet know exactly how Harris will govern if she is elected." Published September 20, 2024

U.S. does not need a president

When it comes to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, you can't help but wonder who is really calling the shots. Published September 6, 2024

Trump campaign and Republicans need to go guerrilla

It's September, which means the presidential campaign is mercifully in the final stretch. Former President Donald Trump is attempting to stay on message with varying degrees of effectiveness. Republicans are lawyering up. They're registering voters and encouraging supporters to vote early and by mail. It's a marked change from 2020. Published August 30, 2024

Biden aside is an unmitigated victory for the far left

Straining to smile, President Biden was led backstage after a speech that was delayed, angry and bitter -- a reflection of a man who failed to lead and who had been politically marginalized since his administration began. Published August 25, 2024

The Trump we need to see: Campaign as if running for town council

Democrats want you to believe that the most unpopular vice president in history, widely panned as incompetent, is suddenly some combination of President Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein. Published August 16, 2024

Harris’ biblical problem: Who is she, and what does she believe?

Today's Democrats love wrapping themselves in the cloak of piety when election season rolls around, only to quickly jettison much talk of God once in power. Published August 9, 2024

Media give J.D. Vance the Charlottesville treatment

When it comes to manipulating information to demonize Republicans, Democrats and their friends in the press stick the landing every time. Published August 3, 2024

Yes, God saved Trump

A slight turn of the head. Less than a half an inch. That's all that stood between life and death for former President Donald Trump on July 13 in a Pennsylvania field. Published July 19, 2024

Is Biden America’s Cincinnatus?

President Biden says he's not going anywhere, but the man famous for taking every position on every issue has demonstrated he can certainly change his mind. Published July 12, 2024

Democrats’ fraud and deception: Dangerous times for America

We find ourselves in uncharted waters again just months before a presidential election. What may happen next could be truly seismic and further corrosive to the nation. Published July 7, 2024

The case for Pompeo

If Democrats had any sense, they'd figure out how to replace President Biden with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear or someone younger and virtually unknown that they can manufacture into their next savior. Do that, and Vice President Kamala Harris could be replaced by a toaster. Published June 27, 2024