Rightfully so. This is maddening.

Looks more like he rolled out the red carpet. Employed at a right-wing think tank before his role at N.E.H.

McDonald seems pretty bad himself:
“Asked by the plaintiffs’ lawyers why Tikvah, which had never applied for a federal grant, was tapped for such a large uncompetitive award, Mr. Wolfson said Mr. McDonald had been impressed by an episode of its podcast and asked him to reach out.” 🙄