The Trump administration officials who defected from the administration over the Jan. 6 riots have almost all receded from public view even as Trump’s stayed put
In the hours after a mob of angry Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, a number of prominent Trump administration officials and Republicans decided that they’d had enough.
“I think it’s about survival,” said Stephanie Grisham, who resigned on Jan. 6 as chief of staff to first lady Melania Trump and recently published a book that criticized the president’s and first lady’s handling of the riots. “If you stand up then you’re going to be out there alone.” House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during a reconvened joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Jan. 6, 2021. | Amanda Voisard/Getty Images
Trump holds court in Palm Beach where a steady stream of Republican candidates and operatives travel to gain his approval and, they hope, endorsement. Lawmakers still answer phone calls from the former president and some, like McCarthy and Graham, have flocked to his compound for a meeting and to pose for a photo, too. Trump has held MAGA rallies, does interviews with conservative media, and went on tour with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly.
In the aftermath of the riots, then-Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao was the first cabinet official to resign. In a two-pageaddressed to Trump, she detailed her department’s work and ended by noting—in just two sentences—her plans to depart the Monday after Jan. 6. In a message to Transportation Department colleagues on Twitter, she was more direct with her reason for resigning, calling Jan.
“Impressionable children are watching all of this, and they are learning from us. I believe we each have a moral obligation to exercise good judgment and model the behavior we hope they would emulate,” DeVosSince leaving Washington, DeVos has been rumored to be considering a run for governor in her home state of Michigan but denied any plans to enter the race.
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