As Stephanie Grisham spoke at the Democratic National Convention, a screen behind her displayed a text exchange she said she’d had with Melania Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.

An apparent screenshot of text messages between Grisham and first lady [Melania Trump appeared on a large screen as Grisham spoke. The messages show Grisham asking Melania Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, if the first lady wanted to tweet that there is no place for lawlessness and violence.

Grisham said Melania Trump simply responded, “No.”

Grisham said she was the first senior staffer to resign that day, as the DNC crowd applauded.

“I couldn’t be a part of the insanity any longer,” she said.

  • solsangraal@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    didn’t this text exchange get publicked a long time ago? maga voters don’t care. the party of “i hate cancel culture while i cancel everything under the sun” and “criminals don’t care about gun laws but we need bathroom laws to make sure women can’t use the ladies’ room” and “we should raise the voting age because 18 year olds aren’t mature enough to vote. btw this is my new 12 year old bride” – they couldn’t give less of a flying fuck about any ridiculous, stupid, wrong, false thing anyone on team maga says or does, as long as it’s “owning the libs”

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        3 months ago

        right, the party of “tough on crime” who’s blindly loyal to their felon cult leader muppet

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      3 months ago

      Maybe, but if so, why not keep talking about it and make them keep answering for it? If you want someone on their back foot then you have to keep them there.

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      3 months ago

      I’ve probably seen it before, but there’s so much over the years that it’s impossible to remember it all. Reminders like this are needed and welcome.

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      3 months ago

      If you can show supporters of a populist that everyone else is jumping ship, they will too.

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      At the very least I hadn’t heard about it before. There was so much chaos in the aftermath that I’m sure there are a number of little factoids like this that managed to slip through the cracks for some folks.