Enough

by Cassidy Hutchinson

I had made a quick study of President Clinton’s reelection, and admired how he had brilliantly capitalized on scoring smaller, bipartisan legislative victories and used his travel and splashy White House events to portray them as massive accomplishments.

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

Mark leaned against the door and rubbed his temples. “Cass, if I can get through this job and manage to keep him out of jail”—referring to our boss, the president—“I’ll have done a good job. Can you call my detail and tell them I’m ready to go home?”

Trump hated fundraisers—he was expected to flatter people he thought should be flattering him.

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

They are the values that had attracted me to the party—universal freedom, equal justice, private initiative, limited government, a strong defense, and internationalism.