Former White House Female Aides Say "Trump's Return to Power Is the End of Democracy"

Three Former White House Aides Speak Out on Broadcast
"This Election Is to Protect Democracy"

Three female aides who worked at the White House during former President Donald Trump's tenure publicly stated that Trump's return to power must be prevented. They warned that Trump's re-election would mark the end of democracy.

Sarah Matthews, former Deputy Press Secretary at the White House, Alyssa Farah Griffin, former Director of Strategic Communications at the White House, and Cassidy Hutchinson, former White House aide, appeared in a joint interview on ABC News aired on December 31 last year (local time).

Former White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews [Image source=EPA Yonhap News]

They unanimously expressed concerns about the possibility of a second Trump presidency.

Former Deputy Press Secretary Matthews criticized, "Trump's obsession with regaining power has intensified, and his rhetoric has become increasingly erratic," adding, "To this day, he remains convinced that the election was stolen from him and that there was voter fraud."

Former Director Griffin also said, "The American public has already witnessed former President Trump attempting to steal a democratic election," and added, "This means Trump is willing to break down all barriers to seize and maintain power." She continued, "Fundamentally, a second Trump presidency could signify the end of American democracy."

Allysa Farah Griffin, former White House Director of Strategic Communications [Image source=EPA Yonhap News]

This pointed to the fact that Trump is accused of refusing to accept and attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which he lost to President Joe Biden.

Former aide Hutchinson also said, "The essence of this election is to continue protecting our institutions and constitutional republic," adding, "If we fail nationally, it will demonstrate that democracy is not a settled political system but merely an experiment."

She further stated, "If Trump becomes the presidential candidate, our sole focus must be to prevent him from winning re-election." Former Deputy Press Secretary Matthews also said, "I have never voted for a Democratic candidate in my life, but in the next election, I will choose democracy over policy."

Former President Trump served as president for four years starting in January 2017. After losing the 2020 election to President Biden, he launched a bid for the 2024 election and is overwhelmingly leading among Republican primary candidates in various polls.

Cassidy Hutchinson, former White House aide
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Accordingly, it is highly likely that President Biden, who has declared his re-election bid, and former President Trump, who is aiming to retake the White House, will become the leading candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively.

According to The Hill, a U.S. congressional news outlet, which averaged 509 polls conducted last year, former President Trump’s approval rating was 45.4%, 2 percentage points higher than President Biden’s 43.4%. Until mid-October last year, the average approval ratings were close, but since then, former President Trump has maintained a lead.