Even more vicious was the aftermath.
The PR team edited Harper's raving episodes into an "educational PSA" broadcast in primary and secondary schools across the United States. In the footage, Harper's face gradually merged with portraits of Hitler and Saddam Hussein, while a grave voiceover declared: "This is what happens when a madman is given power." By the time a middle school teacher assigned students to "write a thank-you letter to Hamilton," this political whitewashing had already penetrated the grassroots.
Beyond that, Hamilton still had cards to play.
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