“I was never a die-hard Trumper, I was never a MAGA type of person, but I was one of those Republicans who thought, Well, at least he’s better than Hillary. And obviously I think that it’s hard to maintain that kind of cognitive dissonance. At a certain point you kind of start to drink the Kool-Aid, and you start to be okay with maybe overlooking some of the red flags.
And there were definitely moments where I was working for him—and especially being a spokesperson for him—where I defended things that I’m not necessarily proud of and that I kind of looked the other way.”— Former Trump aide Sarah Matthews, quoted by Vanity Fair.