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Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump points to supporters at the conclusion of a campaign rally at the Atkinson Country Club on January 16, 2024 in Atkinson, New Hampshire. Trump won this week’s Iowa caucus, solidifying him as the lead Republican nominee in the first balloting of 2024. The former U.S. President heads to Atkinson, New Hampshire today as he continues campaigning during the primary election.

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ThePostdescribes the loaded interview question as a “litmus test” of sorts that offers a window into applicants' loyalties, with one former RNC staffer noting to the outlet that “if you say the election wasn’t stolen, do you really think you’re going to get hired?”

Danielle Alvarez, a spokesperson for both Trump and the RNC, told thePost: “Candidates who worked on the frontline in battleground states or are currently in states where fraud allegations have been prevalent were asked about their work experience.”

The questions facing potential new hires come as the RNC has essentially merged its operations with Trump’s campaign after former RNC ChairRonna McDaniel resigned her positionat the former president’s request.

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Eric Trump and Lara Trump during a primary night party January 23, 2024, in Nashua, New Hampshire.Chip Somodevilla/Getty

Eric Trump and Lara Trump during a primary night party January 23, 2024, in Nashua, New Hampshire.

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Politico reported earlier this month that more than 60 RNC staffers across the organization’s political, communications and data departments have been let go after the Trump loyalists were installed on the leadership team.

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Since leaving office, Trump and more than a dozen of his allies have faced criminal charges in Georgia for allegedly attempting to undo his defeat in Georgia, where prosecutors say one of his attorneys went so far as to access voting machines and steal data from a voting machine company.

Trump and others were also indicted in a federal case over their alleged attempts to disrupt the electoral vote count at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

source: people.com