Mark Meadows' Admission: Trump's Role in Herman Cain's Death
In June 2020, as the heartland grappled with surging COVID-19 cases, Trump organized an indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in a bid to reignite his reelection campaign, which had been derailed by the ongoing crisis. Against the counsel of public-health experts, Trump proceeded with the rally, and on the very day of the event, six campaign staff members tested positive for the virus.
In the ensuing weeks, COVID-19 cases in the region tripled, and among those who tested positive was Herman Cain, a former Federal Reserve Bank member and 2012 GOP contender, who tragically passed away a little over a month after the rally.
While Trump publicly denied any connection between his rally and Cain's contraction of COVID-19, Cassidy Hutchinson reveals that Mark Meadows was aware of the probable outcome. In a stunning admission, Meadows allegedly told Hutchinson, «We killed Herman Cain,» and even asked for Cain's wife's contact information.
(Meadows, however, has refuted this allegation in a statement to CNN.)
White House Allowing COVID-Positive Visitors
In the year preceding the availability of vaccines, the Trump White House employed a testing-based strategy to prevent COVID-19 from infiltrating their ranks, which appeared to work initially. However, according to Hutchinson, the administration did not prioritize stringent virus-prevention measures.
After Trump's electoral defeat, Hutchinson alleges that individuals who had tested positive for COVID-19 were allowed into the Oval Office for meetings, showing a disregard for public health.
Trump's Admission of Election Loss
Hutchinson's book also delves into a revealing conversation between Trump and Mark Meadows. After