Jonathan Last: “It’s important to note that Sununu didn’t have to go on This Week.”
“If his conscience requires him to vote for Trump, no matter what, Sununu could do that quietly, in the privacy of his own voting booth. Volunteering to go on TV and promote Trump is a choice. Showing up and then spouting lies on Trump’s behalf is another choice.”
“Functionally, Chris Sununu is as active a part of Trump’s campaign as Matt Gaetz or MTG, or any of the other MAGA freaks. And it seems not to bother him that these people would poleaxe him if given a second’s chance. It seems not to bother him that his political career is over. He’s not just willing to exit public life on his knees—he’s eager to do it.”
“In the end, it doesn’t matter if Sununu is a mountebank, a coward, or a fool. Those three characters are equally pernicious.”
“What matters is that the rest of us understand that it is the Chris Sununus of the world who make this ongoing authoritarian attempt possible.”
