Stephanie Grisham loves ambition and opportunity, not her country

Published August 21, 2024 10:02am ET



Former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is the latest turncoat to admonish former President Donald Trump. Grisham was hailed as some patriotic hero last night during her speech at the Democratic National Convention. She strongly criticized Trump and claimed that, as a Republican, she could no longer remain silent and chose to love her country over her party. It’s a cute phrase; it’s also meaningless.

It does, however, seem to reflect Grisham’s character and, more precisely, her career ambitions. No one knew who Grisham was before turning on the former president. It’s a safe bet to say that without doing so, she would have lived in political anonymity and never received a book deal or opportunity to speak at a political convention. This doesn’t seem like a love for country; it seems like a love for fame and fortune. Furthermore, it’s also hard to believe she ever had a love for her party.

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