Thomas J. Basile (born October 22, 1975) is an American television news anchor, political columnist and commentator, and former Republican politician in New York. He served in the George W. Bush administration in various capacities, including in Iraq, and was the executive director of the New York Republican Party from 2009–2011. Basile is the host of "America Right Now" on Newsmax TV and a writer on politics, public policy, faith and social topics, and has written for Forbes, Fox News, Newsmax and the Washington Times. He is the author of the 2017 book Tough Sell: Fighting The Media War In Iraq. Source: Wikipedia (en)