Enough

by Cassidy Hutchinson

I wondered who thought it was wise to name an infection after a Mexican beer.

I doubt any politician could have led the country through the deadliest pandemic in a hundred years without making errors of judgment and execution. But of all the people in the world, President Trump was uniquely unsuited to the challenge. He lacked empathy and was stubborn and impatient. For all but the MAGA base, his aggressive personality made his leadership appear more erratic than inspirational.

I now directly reported to Eric and Mike McKenna, his deputy, whom I was not fond of. Mike had a tendency to publicly single out women with crude and demeaning comments.

“We just want bigger legislative wins for the election, not bipartisan wins,” Mark said. “We need to use our conservative base.”

Emotions were unwelcome in the Trump White House. It was imperative to turn them off as a means to survive.

controversial.

Illegal actually. I believe "illegal" was the word you were looking for.

This was the president’s event, and he could kick off his next four years in office wherever and however he wanted.

Not on the taxpayers' dime.

do not

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To me, “saving democracy” should not require a presidential pardon.

We were watching the Capitol building get defaced over a lie,

They were my friends. But their abuse is a reflection of their character, not mine, celebrated in the world they are a part of, the world where I had felt I belonged but now know I do not. I escaped before it was too late.