My First Day on the Hill Was an Insurrection
My First Day on the Hill Was an Insurrection Four years ago I jogged toward the Capitol as a mob overran it. Now I'm MeidasTouch's man in Washington. MeidasTouch Network and Pablo Manríquez Jan 6 Write by Pablo Manríquez Hey everyone, My name is Pablo Manríquez, and I just joined MeidasTouch in its new DC office. On the anniversary of January 6th, I wanted to tell you a bit about myself—since my first day on the Hill was January 6th, 2021. Let me tell you about me… Before I ever held a press pass, I held a mop. Before I ever asked Mitch McConnell questions that made him say something stupid on camera, I was famously tasked with getting rid of the rats in the kitchen of the Hawk ‘N’ Dove f or eight bucks a pop. The work was ugly, relentless, and necessary. But it was work that had to be done. I was born in Chile. My family fled Pinochet when I was a baby. My father worked the night shift as a janitor at a St. Louis hospital. I grew up hearing about...