Sarah Matthews has a political resume much like loads of conservatives her age. At Kent State, she joined the School Republicans and made her first pilgrimage to the annual CPAC convention in Washington. Matthews interned on Capitol Hill for John Boehner and Sen. Rob Portman, each of Ohio. After which she acquired a job doing comms for Republicans on the Hill.
However a couple of years later, in June 2020, she was working for Donald Trump. Like loads of her colleagues, she was effectively conscious of Trump’s flaws, however she agreed together with his insurance policies. When her mentor, Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany invited Matthews to be her deputy, she didn’t suppose twice. It was a chaotic seven months, marked by the Lafayette Sq. protest incident, Covid, the loss of life of Supreme Court docket Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the affirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Then got here Jan. 6.
