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    Macho Politics Defined Trump's Presidency, Culminating With Capitol Riot

    Amid all the chaos of the Trump presidency, he has been consistent in his fixation on emphasizing and protecting his own manhood. Rioters at the Capitol reflected that attitude on Jan. 6.
    by Danielle Kurtzleben Jan 18, 2021 4 minutes
    Richard Barnett holds a piece of mail as he sits inside the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol. He bragged about leaving a note containing a sexist slur for Pelosi.

    In President Trump's Jan. 6 speech ahead of the riot on Capitol Hill, there was a telling moment that was easy to miss amid his calls to "fight like hell." It was when Trump went on a tangent about the Republican governor of Georgia, one of the states Trump is angry he did not win on Election Day.​

    "And I had Brian Kemp, who weighs 130 pounds," Trump told the crowd. "He said he played offensive line in football. I'm trying to figure that out. I'm still trying to figure that out. He said that the other night: 'I was an offensive lineman.' I'm saying: 'Really? That must have

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