We keep track of any and all punitive action taken against former Trump aides by the business community for two reasons. We strongly believe that the refusal to hire anyone coming out of this White House could actually work to have a huge impact on “good government” going forward, including staff for Congress (Looking at you, Hawley and Cruz staff). If these people are shunned then it will be far harder to engage in the dangerous behavior noted in the Trump administration in future administrations. Indeed, we think the bar will be set considerably higher, having established the principle.

Second, it is important to keep track of where these people end up if one wants to see the direction of the MAGA movement. If the former personnel cannot get jobs in real companies, then they’ll likely hope to come back to the flock. Where they land might well indicate where they see the momentum.

Politico’s latest report on the professional prospects is hugely encouraging for the progressive, “good government” types.

“There’s a lot of resumé passing and people just wanting to help people land on their feet,” said a former Trump White House official.

It’s not been easy. Tainted by Trump’s reputation, several Trump aides described an increasingly bleak job market with virtually no chance of landing jobs in corporate America and some even having seen promising leads disappear after the rampage at the U.S. Capitol. A second former White House official said they knew of “people who got jobs rescinded because of Jan. 6.” 

Wow. “Rescinding” jobs is an unusual and highly aggressive step!

“They are really f—ed,” the strategist said, pointing to some top officials who stuck with Trump until the bitter end. “The Hill scramble, one of the few places where they’d be welcomed, already happened a month or so ago… They were told over and over to take their hand off the hot stove, and they didn’t want to listen.”

Stephen Miller, “really fcked,” now that is something we’d love to think about as we go to bed tonight.

Again, we think this is critically important going forward. We believe that people honored with the chance to serve in the White House should be on notice that if they fail in that position, and “staying” as a sign of failure along with severe penalties, can only work to motivate future people in those positions, and in Congress, to serve with honor, lest they face the same fate.

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Peace, y’all
Jason
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