Charles Hurt (born 1971) is an American journalist and political commentator. He is currently the opinion editor of ''

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'', as well as a co-host of '' Fox & Friends Weekend.'' Hurt's views have been considered to be Republican-leaning.

Career

Hurt began his newspaper career as a boy in Chatham, Virginia, writing and publishing the "Gilmer Gazette," named for the street on which he lived. During college at

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in Virginia he did stints at the '' Danville Register & Bee'', the ''

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'' and the ''

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''. His first full-time job after graduating in 1995 was at ''

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'' where he became a replacement worker during a bitter strike. He worked at the paper until 2001, when he moved to the

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area to join the staff of '' The Charlotte Observer''. Hurt was ''

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'''s D.C. Bureau Chief and news columnist covering the

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for five years. From 2003 to 2007, Hurt covered the U.S. Congress as a reporter for ''

'' before leaving to join ''

''. In 2011, he rejoined ''The Washington Times'' as a political columnist. In December 2016, Hurt was named the opinion editor. ''

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'' editor

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described Hurt as "an early adopter of Donald Trump populism." In January 2025, it was announced that he was named co-host of '' Fox & Friends Weekend.''

Personal life

Hurt was born in Chatham, Virginia. Hurt is the son of investigative journalist and former ''

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'' editor Henry C. Hurt and his wife, Margaret Nolting Williams. His older brother, Robert Hurt, is a former United States Congressman. Charles Hurt had been a possible congressional candidate before his brother's term ended in 2016. Hurt and his wife, Stephanie, have three children.

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