Cassidy Hutchinson Described a President Unhinged

Plus: Governor Kathy Hochul is here to stay; learning to wear a baseball hat; and how fandom became the force of our time. View in browser | Update your preferences Wednesday, June 29, 2022 In today’s newsletter: • Governor Kathy Hochul is here to stay • Learning to wear a baseball hat • How fandom became the force of our time Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony Should Be the End of Donald Trump Regardless of the legal obstacles to convicting the former President, the testimony of a former White House aide reconfirmed that Trump must never again be allowed anywhere near power. Photograph by Brandon Bell / Getty At yesterday’s surprise hearing of the January 6th House select committee, Hutchinson described an utterly unhinged President who was so determined to join his supporters—many of them armed and, he knew well, intent on causing trouble—in their march on Capitol Hill that he tried to grab the steering wheel of his Presidential S.U.V., yelling, “I’m the fucking President. Take me up to the Capitol now!” If John Dean, the White House counsel to the Nixon Administration, in his June, 1973, testimony to the Senate Watergate Committee, provided firsthand evidence that Richard Nixon was a scheming, lying coverup artist, Hutchinson provided an inside-the-West Wing confirmation that Trump isn’t fit to lead a support group for reformed rageaholics, let alone lead the country. The idea of the nuclear codes being handed back to him is surely now unthinkable. —John Cassidy, from “Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony Should Be the End of Donald Trump” Read the story Support The New Yorker’s award-winning journalism. Subscribe today » From the News Desk Our Local Correspondents Kathy Hochul Is Here to Stay Andrew Cuomo’s successor, once seen as a placeholder, is poised to run New York’s state government for the next half decade. By Eric Lach Editor’s Pick Letter from Santiago Can Chile’s Young President Reimagine the Latin American Left? Gabriel Boric promises sweeping social change. In a nation of duelling political extremes, he’ll need to sell his vision not just to his opponents but also to his allies. By Jon Lee Anderson Read in Spanish | Leer en español Culture Dept. Page-Turner How Fans Created the Voice of the Internet A new book, diving deep into the world of One Direction, argues that fandom is the force of our time. By Katy Waldman On and Off the Avenue How I Learned to Wear a Baseball Hat The Internet is awash in novelty baseball hats, but I’ve found that the best ones are unearthed late at night, on eBay, guided by whatever keywords spring to mind. By Rachel Syme Screening Room Romance and Apocalypse in “Escaping the Fragile Planet” Boy meets boy at the end of the world, in Thanasis Tsimpinis’s short film. Film by Thanasis Tsimpinis Text by Fergus McIntosh Afterword The Extremely Large Life of a Suntan-Lotion Mogul Curiously, Ron Rice was not a tan man, but, with Hawaiian Tropic, he became the king of tan. By Susan Orlean Sketchbook Delegates to the World’s Only Truly Universal Global Organization Representatives from the member states that make life on Earth possible, such as it is. By Edward Steed Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger Daily Shouts How Men Think Women’s Bodies Work Women, like cars or boats, have many parts. By Kathryn Kvas and Mia Mercado Crossword A Lightly Challenging Puzzle Mountain range where edelweiss grows: four letters. By Patrick Berry Daily Cartoon Wednesday, June 29th By Brendan Loper Blitt’s Kvetchbook Rudy Giuliani Gets Punked A pat on the back for America’s Mayor. By Barry Blitt P.S. “The Little Prince” author and aviation pioneer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was born on this day in 1900. “For all his courage and his instinct for adventure, there remained in Saint-Ex something immature, a tendency to childishness,” Selina Hastings writes. A favorite game of his involved rolling oranges down the keys of a piano, “which made it sound like Debussy.” Once, the writer excused himself for turning a chapter in late to his American publisher “on the ground that his guardian angel had appeared and stayed to talk.” Today’s newsletter was written by Jessie Li. Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.