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Enough – Cassidy Hutchinson
4****

Cassidy Hutchinson was an idealistic young woman fresh out of college when she landed a job in the Trump White House. Beginning as an intern while still in college, she was hired onto the staff of the Office of Legislative Affairs and forged strong relationships with key Republican legislators. When Mark Meadows became chief of staff, he hired Hutchinson as his aide. Giving her more and more responsibility, she became the “chief of staff to the chief of staff.” Still, she was relatively unknown outside the inner circle, until she made the decision to testify before the House Committee investigating the events of January 6, 2021.

I found this very interesting. Not just for the up-close-and-personal view of the goings on in the Trump administration during that last year of his presidency, but especially into her own growth and maturation. Hutchinson goes into her childhood, and we see how her upbringing helped shape her. Her volatile and unstable father certainly had a huge influence on her, especially her tendency to look up to and follow the “daddy figures” in her professional life. But she found the strength and courage to follow her own moral compass rather than continue to enable those who were abusing power. Good for her.


LINK to my review

NOTE Not enough tags for BWF game but it IS her debut.

I really enjoyed this too. I admired her willingness to speak up and tell the truth. It’s sad that this kind of moral courage is so rare, and that she had to go into hiding because of death threats.

I enjoyed reading about her career and the day to day operations in different departments in the White House. It was very unusual to see such a young person given so much responsibility. There were so many people who quit or were fired during that time, it helped me to understand why people were too afraid to talk. It has to be a tough place to work, even under normal circumstances. I hope they never have to live through another day like January 6, 2021.