Andrea Cabral: Kent And Taylor Were Honorable Examples Of Public Servants

William Taylor, George Kent — Career Foreign Service officer George Kent and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, right, are sworn in to testify during the first public impeachment hearing of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday Nov. 13, 2019 in Washington.

Arjun Singh is a producer for Boston Public Radio. A California native, Arjun moved to Boston to study international relations at Boston University. Prior to working at WGBH, Arjun worked at a tech company and for a political campaign.

November 14, 2019

Updated August 07, 2023

On Wednesday, William B. Taylor, the former ambassador to Ukraine, and George P. Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, testified in the first public hearings of the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

During their testimony, Trump tweeted, “NEVER TRUMPERS!” in reference to their testimonies, and seemed to question the political affiliations of both men. During an interview with Boston Public Radio on Thursday, Andrea Cabral, the former secretary of public safety and sheriff of Suffolk County, praised Taylor and Kent for their non-partisan nature and said they were “undeserving of being smeared and attacked.”

“These are what real career government people are, and you find them in state government and the federal government,” Cabral said. “I had tears in my eyes, I was so proud.”

Cabral is the former secretary of public safety and sheriff of Suffolk County. She is currently the CEO of Ascend.