Charles Hurt

Charles Hurt is the Opinion Editor and a columnist for The Washington Times. Often seen as a Fox News contributor on the cable network’s signature evening news roundtable, Mr. Hurt in his 20-year career has worked his way up from a beat reporter for the Detroit News and Washington correspondent for the Charlotte Observer before joining The Washington Times in 2003. He later served as D.C. bureau chief and White House correspondent for the New York Post and editor at the Drudge Report. He can be reached at churt@washingtontimes.com.

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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the Christians United For Israel (CUFI) Summit 2023, Monday, July 17, 2023, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ron DeShrinking blames struggling campaign on pity for the Don

Ron DeSanctimonious is now playing the DeSympathy Card. He claims the reason Donald Trump is leading him by 30 points in early polls is that people feel bad for the former president over all the political indictments against him. Published July 17, 2023

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey, walk in the July 4th parade, July 4, 2023, in Merrimack, N.H. DeSantis is defending an anti-LGBTQ video his campaign shared online that attacks rival Donald Trump for his past support of gay and transgender people, despite some of his fellow Republicans calling it homophobic. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha, File)

Is incredible shrinking candidate Ron DeSantis the Kamala Harris of 2024?

In 2019, when then-Sen. Kamala Harris announced her campaign for president, she was immediately crowned "the one to beat" by all the political experts in Washington. Published July 13, 2023

The West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Professor Plum in the White House Library with the crack pipe

Introducing our newest version of the popular board game -- Clue: White House Cocaine Edition! Brought to you by Hasbro. Published July 9, 2023

Gov. Chris Christie photographed on a New Jersey beach in 2017 during his ordered shut down of New Jersey beaches (Photo by Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Christie, DeSantis, Trump celebrate Fourth of July with a ‘food fight’

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the two leading contenders for the Republican nomination are acting like teenagers. Published July 3, 2023

In this July 24, 2021, file photo, former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a Turning Point Action gathering in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ** FILE **

Trump at his best when challenged

When it comes to interviews with the political press, Donald Trump basically has three gears. Published June 22, 2023

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a campaign event April 19, 2023, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, in Boston. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)

Trump vs. Kennedy 2024: Party crashers steal the limelight in historic political showdown

For the media and political establishment, the problem with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the same problem they have with Donald Trump. He cannot be ignored. Published June 19, 2023

UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal gestures toward former President Donald Trump as he visits Versailles restaurant on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump dominates ‘Indictment Primary’

Ron DeSantis needs to rob a bank. Published June 15, 2023

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Despite tales of Biden’s treason and bribery, Trump impeachment circus goes on

You would think that after six years of fevered obsession with impeachment, the folks in Washington might know an impeachable offense when they saw one. Published June 12, 2023

FILE - This undated photo originally released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, shows actor John Belushi in a scene from the 1978 film "Animal House." When a force of nature like Belushi is lost, 25 years isn't time enough to ease the grief or erase the laughter. (AP Photo/Universal Studios Home Entertainment)

Trump stars as Bluto in ‘Animal House’ presidential primary

FOOD FIGHT!!!! The "Animal House" primary is underway. Published June 8, 2023

President Joe Biden falls on stage during the 2023 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

First walk, then run: New York Times whitewashes Biden presidency

If Bud Light had hired The New York Times to spin coverage for them, all of America would still be pissing rainbows. Published June 5, 2023

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., speaks during a immigration rally asking Congress to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), citizenship for workers and to pass President Joe Biden's legislative agenda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Fight over ‘debt ceiling’ reveals Democrats’ true evil

Democrats in Washington are back to preaching another of their strange religions. Published June 1, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

DeSantis’ new MAGA: Make America glitchy again

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his campaign for president Wednesday night on Twitter in a bubble bath of warm questions and surrounded by friends. Published May 25, 2023

James B. Comey, as FBI director, lobbied for the inclusion of Christopher Steele's error-filled dossier to be included in the intelligence community's assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. (Associated Press)

Retribution for Crossfire Hurricane is in order

Our long national nightmare is finally over. The federal government's sprawling espionage operation into Donald Trump's 2016 campaign for president has been exposed. Only the deepest conspiracy nuts remain in denial. Published May 18, 2023

In this Aug. 19, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up a copy of his 1987 book, &quot;Trump: The Art of the Deal&quot; during his campaign town hall event at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

Art of the squeal: Trump haters blinded by master negotiator

Donald Trump's greatest secret weapon really isn't such a big "secret" anymore. Published May 15, 2023

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, April 27, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Trump’s defiant performance at the CNN town hall may ultimately hurt his standing with key groups of voters in next fall's general election. But he also demonstrated his extraordinary grip on the voters who will decide the GOP’s looming 2024 nomination fight. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

Starved for ratings, CNN airs Trump’s ‘election denialism’ in prime time

All things considered, CNN's Kaitlan Collins did a fine job moderating Wednesday night's Republican town hall with former President Donald Trump in New Hampshire. Published May 11, 2023

Richard Dreyfuss attends the Catalina Film Festival Tribute and Best of Fest Awards on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Avalon, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Richard Dreyfuss goes after Hollywood for ‘vomit’-inducing Oscar rules

Not that anybody needs reminding, but "Jaws" really is the greatest movie about America ever made. Published May 8, 2023

William J. Burns, then-nominee for Central Intelligence Agency director, testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

CIA Director William Burns and the creepy dirtbag Jeffrey Epstein

One of the most scurrilous rumors going around these days is that Washington is run by a cabal of pedophiles protected by a cesspool of mutual assured blackmail involving pederasty and thievery. Published May 4, 2023

A historic image: From left, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Donald Trump and Ben Carson, participate in a debate for Republican presidential hopefuls in Boulder, Colo., Oct. 28, 2015. It's been more than seven years since the 2016 presidential campaign, and Republicans are still trying to figure out how to run against Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Who can beat Trump in a debate?

As always, Donald Trump is a Party of One. The problem with Mr. Trump's suggestion about killing GOP debates is that -- unlike Mr. Biden -- Mr. Trump is masterful in debates. Published May 1, 2023

Talk show host Jerry Springer announces that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican George Voinovich, during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003, in Columbus, Ohio. Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show unleashed strippers, homewreckers and skinheads to brawl and spew obscenities on weekday afternoons, has died. He was 79. A family spokesperson died Thursday at home in suburban Chicago. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam, File)

Joe Biden channeling a Jerry Springer presidency

Jerry Springer is dead. But his presidency lives on. Published April 27, 2023

President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, about efforts to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden’s sprawling family corruption makes for comic book villainy

Eyes are the window into a man's soul, which is why President Biden always wears dark sunglasses. Published April 20, 2023