Crotty reveals the key to success on Capitol Hill and why the Trump Administration's demand for absurd levels of fealty will be its undoing.
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Crotty discusses the challenges of gaining recognition in the Trump Administration and the implications of absolute loyalty in politics.
One of the hardest lessons I had to learn in DC was to become small to become big. In short, keep your head down and do your job well and rigorously, and you will get noticed. You will rise. Of course, that takes an office able to discern excellence. That is not the case in today's world of Trump. Those who excel in their craft, such as I do in writing, communications, and high-level policy analysis, often go unnoticed. Look at the President’s cheery, attractive 27-year-old Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Very good at rehashing the President’s talking points and combating disinformation, but when it comes to astute and nuanced policy analysis, she’s out of her depth. Not that the predecessor was any better. I have not even received a callback from this Administration. And that’s, I suspect, because it prioritizes absolute fealty, including to the President’s batshit crazy 2020 election narrative, instead of truth. In Washington, you must align your perspective with that of the member. That’s only natural. You won't agree on everything. On issues like abortion and gay rights, I softened my view. But I also came to understand Congresman Fortenberry’s position. I didn’t always…
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