Cassidy Hutchinson, aide to Donald Trump‘s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified before the House select committee investigating January 6 today and, man, was it a doozy!
The first hour of Hutchinson’s testimony was basically one bombshell after another, without a single break in between. It’s virtually impossible to write a recap because every minute contained new and shocking information, but here are some of the biggest highlights:
- Hutchinson said Trump was were aware things might turn violent on January 6 and that his supporters had weapons when they gathered near the Ellipse that day, including pepper spray, guns, knives, brass knuckles, and Tasers and blunt objects that could be used as weapons.
- Not only did he know, but he didn’t care. Said Hutchinson: “I overheard the President say something to the effect of ‘I don’t F-ing care that they have weapons. They’re not here to hurt me. Take the F-ing mags away. Let my people in, they can march to the Capitol from here. Let the people in, take the F-ing mags away.”
- Trump wanted to go with the MAGA militia to the Capitol and became “irate” when the Secret Service informed him that wasn’t possible. His exact words, according to Hutchinson, were: “I’m the F-ing President! Take me up to the Capitol now!” He then lunged for the steering wheel of his presidential limo.
But the moment that seems to have everyone talking is when Hutchinson described in vivid detail Trump’s reaction to former Attorney General Bill Barr telling the Associated Press that the Department of Justice hadn’t found evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
“I left the office and went down to the dining room and I noticed that the door was propped open and the valet was inside the dining room changing the table cloth off of the dining room table,” she recalled.
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“He motioned for me to come in and then pointed towards the front of the room near the fireplace mantle and the TV where I first noticed there was ketchup dripping down the wall and there’s a shattered porcelain plate on the floor.”
According to Hutchinson, the valet told her Trump was “extremely angry” at Barr “and had thrown his lunch against the wall, which was causing them to have to clean up.”
Donald Trump was so upset, he threw his lunch and ketchup dripped down the White House wall. pic.twitter.com/cnypEymBxn
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) June 28, 2022
Shortly after Hutchinson recalled the plate-throwing incident, the word “ketchup” was trending on Twitter.
Here’s what folx are saying…
Cassidy Hutchinson confirms Trump went ballistic and threw his lunch at the wall on Jan 6, ketchup dripping everywhere because they wouldn’t take him to the Capitol. Arrest Trump.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) June 28, 2022
KETCHUP DRIPPING DOWN THE WALL.
As perfect an epitaph for the age as any.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 28, 2022
The ketchup on the wall is how you know all of this is true
— Liz (Malloy) McCann (@LizMalloy5) June 28, 2022
#January6thHearings #January6thCommiteeHearings #ketchupgate #TrumpCoupAttempt #TrumperTantrum pic.twitter.com/S9Am2p27kx
— Jon "Studly Dudley" Grayson (@JonGraysonRadio) June 28, 2022
Someone better check the walls at Mar-a-Lago for ketchup
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 28, 2022
I knew ketchup would eventually be involved.
— alyssa mastromonaco (@AlyssaMastro44) June 28, 2022
Unhappy Meal… I’m still wrapping my head around the fact that a 74 year old president of the United States was having a lunch that involved so much ketchup.
— George Hahn (@georgehahn) June 28, 2022
The walls of mar-a-lago are getting a new coat of Heinz right about now.
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) June 28, 2022
"Ketchup dripping down the wall" – the most exquisite and perfect image of the entire Trump Presidency. How utterly appropriate.
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) June 28, 2022
So it was ketchup, no one got it until now. Very clever #January6thCommitteeHearings #January6thHearings #lincolnproject #ketchupgate pic.twitter.com/oV7pyzU2WT
— Lisa Hendricks (@LisaHendx) June 28, 2022
Tag yourself in this January 6th committee hearing. I'm the ketchup dripping down the wall.
— Erin Ryan (@morninggloria) June 28, 2022
I feel bad for the housekeeping staff at Mar-a-Lago. They're going to be cleaning up ketchup for days.
— Ishcabbibles ?? (@MsHebert83) June 28, 2022
Can't stop thinking about the young female aide called in to clean the ketchup dripping down the wall after the President threw his lunch in a fit of rage because he couldn't go watch the violent insurrection he fomented.
— Dana Stevens (@thehighsign) June 28, 2022
Lock him up. #ketchupgate pic.twitter.com/Giz2fl4AjL
— JOE SAYRE ????? Justice Democrat (@realFireblazes) June 28, 2022
KETCHUP! Everyone drink!
— Rachel Vindman ? (@natsechobbyist) June 28, 2022
Watch Hutchinson’s complete testimony below…
CatholicXXX
but he’s still going to win the next election. democracy is dead in the us.
Mack
Sadly you might be right. One can only hope his cold cold heart catches up to him and attack him.
Mario
If he wins – which I sincerely doubt – it’s because Biden is such an utter failure.
mz.sam
Yeah right…over FL.Gov. Ron DeSantis’ dead carcass.
Harley
Overturning Roe will be like Pearl Harbor. The sleeper has awakened. There are record new voter registration happenings across the country.
Mario
Hey, Harley:
You are a hopeless dreamer.
The issues affecting the votes of the electorate:
CIVIQS poll taken June 28, 2022:
High cost of living/inflation: 37%
Economy in general: 16%
Crime/Violence: 9%
Abortion: 8%
Environment/Climate Change: 7%
Guns: 7%
Immigration: 6%
Voting Rights: 5%
Unemployment/jobs: 3%
Education: 3%
Too bad for Democrats that bread and butter issues, the economy, and crime outpoll abortion.
My2CentsWorth
You are likely to be 100% correct. The alternative to Trump would be DeSantis ending up a presidential candidate.
Biden is the wrong person to have become president. Not because he is bad and makes horrible decisions but because of what is opposing him AND what would be best for all of the people of the U. S. .
The U.S. is doomed. It took less than 200 years for it to rise to the top and will take only a few decades to decline and maybe even cease to exist.
Less than 2.5 hours if the end comes in the form of an all out nuclear war with Russia.
Prax07
Garland needs to indict Trump ASAP, along with his cronies, especially after today’s hearing. He looked like a criminal before, even more so now. Get him behind bars.
Kangol2
The tally of Don the Con’s crime keeps rising, hearing by hearing, and we already knew of others he was involved in. Bring the treasonous, lying con man Ketchup Dump before a grand jury, indict his @ss, convict him and lock him up!
Fname Optional Lname
America will not allow an American President go to jail.
scotty
merry garland is in on the obstruction unless he indicts. wtf? there is nothing left to do but indict, then try, convict, sentence and execute the first convicted seditious president. it’s very clear to anyone not involved in politics.
mz.sam
@F.O.Lname: you mean twice impeached ex-President and seditious criminal.
Mario
Trump did some great things when he was president and some dumb things.
I sincerely doubt he’ll be the Republican nominee for president in 2024.
I suspect the Republicans will select Ron DeSantis as their standard bearer.
If DeSantis is chosen, I believe he’ll win against Biden or Harris in 2024.
abfab
So says Mario, the fruit with the personality of a dial tone.
scotty
how great were those over 37 thousand lies? effing sycophants. go to bed mr ghouliani you scumbag.
My2CentsWorth
What great things??????
scotty
anticipation…it’s making me wait.
(apologies to carly simon)
Mario
Now the Secret Service agents and the presidential limousine driver are saying these things never occurred.
Ms. Cassidy Hutchinson: Lying under oath to Congress is a criminal act.
Mike Jone
They are not saying it. Reported sources close to them are saying they said it. We have yet to hear from them. Also, it wasn’t a limousine it was an SUV. But that wasn’t even the most important part of her testimony.
dbmcvey
Hey Mario. Still getting all your information from Fox News? It’s just making you more stupid. You don’t have to do that.
mz.sam
Correctomundo, Mike J. The aforementioned commentor must be getting his sources from indicted Peter Navarro and FBI frisked Trump accomplice John Eastman.
kacol69073
well said!!! megan has caused this turmoil!! she married into the family. has absolutely used harry and the royal family. she is ungracious !! also pushing american attitude on the naturally reserved british! harry needs to be home here >>> Copy Here????? boosterstart.com
Jim
I for one don’t believe this story. Burger King doesn’t provide porcelain plates with the Whopper.
white-queer-african
@Mario sounds just like someone we know with 14 screennames at the last count. Is this screenname number 15 Mario?
Oh just FO and die anyway.
Dax45
What amazes me is the amount of guns in America and how utterly vile Don the Con is that nobody has tried to assassin him, even one of his own party must want him out. Sadly I think Bidens presidency has been marred by the perfect storm what with the economy, the war in Ukraine and the long term fallout from the pandemic. All these combined and it’s really hurting the average citizen and the people that vote for trump are too stupid to realize this isn’t all Bidens fault. So when Trump starts to campaign again and blames all this on Biden these idiot are so stupid as to believe him. I hope to god they manage to get something to stick and manage to prosecute this vile excuse for a human being, that or his appalling diet of fast food will do the world a favor and take him out before the next election.