Buying Trump's election lies now a 'litmus test' to work at RNC: report
The Republican National Committee is now making buying former President Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election a key qualification for working there.
The Washington Post reports that this issue has become a "litmus test" ever since the committee purged its ranks of old-guard staffers whom Trump believes didn't do enough in 2020 to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden.
The outlet learned from speaking to anonymous sources that Trump advisers are conducting interviews with employees in critical states around the country and are asking them if they believe repeatedly disproven lies about the election.
“Was the 2020 election stolen,” one applicant was asked by two top Trump advisers, according to The Post.
Applications are also being asked what should be done on “election integrity” in the next election cycle, as the former president and his allies have lobbed several false allegations about the election being sabotaged by assorted nefarious means, ranging from Italian satellites changing votes to Chinese infiltration in the form of bamboo-based ballots to voting machines being rigged by the late Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez.
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There are also more run-of-the-mill questions dealing with job responsibilities, previous employers and their take on the new changes at the RNC.
Earlier this month about 60 RNC staffers were axed from their posts, but could reapply. That application process has included fielding questions from Trump advisers to determine if they will be retained.
Some confiding to the outlet say Trump advisers are hubbed in the RNC building conducting the interviews which they likened to a loyalty test gauging the person's support of Trump and his belief system that the election was rigged when he lost to President Joe Biden.
While the 2020 election question was asked in an open manner, one former RNC employee believes there's only one right answer.
“But if you say the election wasn’t stolen, do you really think you’re going to get hired?” the employee asked.
RNC and Trump spokeswoman Danielle Alvarez said in a statement that the goal in hiring and maintaining RNC staff was to get seasoned talent.
“Candidates who worked on the front line in battleground states or are currently in states where fraud allegations have been prevalent were asked about their work experience,” she told The Post. “We want experienced staff with meaningful views on how elections are won and lost and real experience-based opinions about what happens in the trenches.”