The next President, whether it be Pence or Biden, will face a test involving symbolic elements of our Republic upon entering office. What is it? Here’s what’s gone wrong:
Alyssa Mastromonaco, a former top Obama White House aide who directed operations, decried what she called “an incredibly sad transformation” to the White House this past week.
“Laura Bush believed in opening the White House to the public,” Mastromonaco said. “Michelle Obama took that idea and expanded to the People’s House. She routinely would say, this was not ours; it belonged to the American people. And our job was to make sure there was not one child left in this country who didn’t believe they belonged there. Everyone is good enough to walk through those doors.” [WaPo]
If the defenses erected during the protests of the last ten days is not removed by the Trump Administration, it must be one of the earliest duties performed by the incoming President. Not only should the People’s House be available to the people, but it is good and right that there be a certain vulnerability.
People who live eternally in military gear do not make friends.
