Tim Murphy over at Mother Jones probably put it better:
"But perhaps we should be a bit more particular about applying the “hero” tag to anyone who spent that much time in Trump’s orbit, whether it’s a staffer, a vice president, or a member of the cabinet. Hutchinson signed up to help an aspiring autocrat wield power—she didn’t go underco…
Tim Murphy over at Mother Jones probably put it better:
"But perhaps we should be a bit more particular about applying the “hero” tag to anyone who spent that much time in Trump’s orbit, whether it’s a staffer, a vice president, or a member of the cabinet. Hutchinson signed up to help an aspiring autocrat wield power—she didn’t go undercover. It wasn’t exactly a mystery that Donald Trump was a vindictive goon who encouraged acts of violence among his supporters and treated everyone in his orbit like trash. Those were known knowns long before January 6th. They were known knowns long before November 8th, 2016 too. Lots of people were very clear about this. And she stuck with it over the course of a slow-motion coup that was quite easy to see happening from the outside. It was apparently even easier to see that happening from the inside. Providing an honest account of those days is the minimum threshold of accountability the public is owed after all this."
Not better, just differently. Both excellent reminders to not apply the word ‘hero’ to this woman who is doing the bare minimum now that she was called on the carpet. If she really put country over party or position she would have spoken up a long time ago.
Her actions after this will tell whether her testimony marks the beginning of character change or was merely the launching point to work for another fascist wannabe (DeSantis perhaps?). Time will tell.
Tim Murphy over at Mother Jones probably put it better:
"But perhaps we should be a bit more particular about applying the “hero” tag to anyone who spent that much time in Trump’s orbit, whether it’s a staffer, a vice president, or a member of the cabinet. Hutchinson signed up to help an aspiring autocrat wield power—she didn’t go undercover. It wasn’t exactly a mystery that Donald Trump was a vindictive goon who encouraged acts of violence among his supporters and treated everyone in his orbit like trash. Those were known knowns long before January 6th. They were known knowns long before November 8th, 2016 too. Lots of people were very clear about this. And she stuck with it over the course of a slow-motion coup that was quite easy to see happening from the outside. It was apparently even easier to see that happening from the inside. Providing an honest account of those days is the minimum threshold of accountability the public is owed after all this."
Not better, just differently. Both excellent reminders to not apply the word ‘hero’ to this woman who is doing the bare minimum now that she was called on the carpet. If she really put country over party or position she would have spoken up a long time ago.
Her actions after this will tell whether her testimony marks the beginning of character change or was merely the launching point to work for another fascist wannabe (DeSantis perhaps?). Time will tell.