Olivia Troye - Up on the Hill. The insurrection comes full circle.
I don’t know about you, but I’m finding it absolutely surreal to watch Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks cavorting on Capitol Hill, schmoozing with lawmakers to win their favor. Many are the very same lawmakers who bore witness to Jan. 6—who were targeted, in fact, by the rioters that day. Now, they’re holding pleasant meetings with those who would defend that attack, right at the site of the attack itself.
As I said, surreal. But here we are.
This week, three members of the team Trump has assembled to dismantle the federal government and seek retribution against his enemies made their way to Capitol Hill. And each, in their own way, demonstrates that Jan. 6 wasn’t a one-day failed attempt to overturn our democracy, as we believed and hoped. It’s an ongoing operation that’s still very active.
Consider Trump’s Defense nominee, Pete Hegseth—he’s problematic on many fronts. He’s faced multiple credible allegations of sexual misconduct, and even his own mother rebuked him years ago for mistreating women. Unfortunately, a troubling pattern that we’ve seen in the past amongst Republicans in Congress who challenge MAGA, but eventually fall in line, emerged once again. Senator Joni Ernst, a survivor of sexual assault and a military veteran, raised questions about Hegseth’s history, and the wrath of the right-wing spin machine responded. Iowa’s Attorney General Brenna Bird wrote a column for Breitbart and a right-wing country music star called for someone to primary her. Turning Point’s Charlie Kirk attacked her views on who should serve in the military.
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