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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.
Basile graduated from Hofstra University in 1997, with a BA in political science and history. He then earned a Juris Doctor from the Fordham University School of Law. While he no longer resides in New York, he still maintains his NYS Bar membership.
Basile worked for the 2000 Bush–Cheney presidential campaign and was a consultant to the Republican National Committee during the 2004 Presidential election.
In the George W. Bush administration, Basile served as Director of Communications for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Christine Todd Whitman. From 2003–2004, Basile served in Iraq as senior advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) under Ambassador Paul Bremer. The U.S. Department of Defense subsequently awarded him the Joint Civilian Service Commendation for his service with the Coalition.
Basile was the press secretary for the second inauguration of George W. Bush in January 2005.
From 2009–2011, Basile was executive director of the New York Republican Party. With David Webb, Basile co-founded TeaParty365, the New York City metropolitan area chapter of the Tea Party movement.
Basile served as an elected councilman in Stony Point, New York, from January 2014 until January 2022. He also served as the Deputy Town Supervisor. Basile and Webb were featured in the 2011 Time Person of the Year report, "The Protester", as leaders in the Tea Party Movement.
In 2018, Basile unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the New York State Senate to represent the 39th district, defeated by Democrat James Skoufis.
Basile founded the strategic communications firm Empire Solutions in 2005 after leaving government and continued until his departure in 2022. Basile is also an adjunct professor at Fordham University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Basile is the author of the 2017 book Tough Sell: Fighting The Media War In Iraq, published by Potomac Books. The book's foreword is by former US Ambassador to the UN and former National Security Advisor John Bolton. In the book, he relates his firsthand experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War and criticizes the media for biased coverage. While he defends the Bush administration's decision to launch the war, he is critical of the communications strategy to defend the policy. Reviewing the book in the U.S. Army War College journal Parameters, James P. Farwell wrote, "Basile merits high credit for his patriotic service and his thought-provoking book that provides keen insights into what it takes to make strategic communication in war zones a success and into the obstacles to good strategic communication. Tough Sell is highly recommended.
Tom Basile was featured in the 2022 documentary Crime and No Punishment, produced by Secure America Now. Basile began hosting long-form radio programs for Sirius XM in 2016 for the Patriot Channel and the Catholic Channel. Currently contributing to Sunday in America on Sirius XM Patriot radio, a week-in-review political show.
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