Suddenly cabinet members are resigning. Suddenly senators are “troubled.” Suddenly people who never found a line they wouldn’t cross want credit for drawing one. It’s too late. Their silence fueled this. Their cowardice made it possible.
Resigning now isn’t courage — it’s cleanup. They’re running from a mess they helped create. Every official who stood silent while lies spread, every legislator who pretended fraud was real, every executive who laughed off the danger — they all own this.
The truth is, no one gets to pretend they didn’t see it coming. The threats were public. The rallies were televised. The mob was invited. If you were surprised on January 6th, it’s because you chose to look away.
History won’t remember the last-minute resignations as bravery. It will remember the silence that came before.