.MaddowBlog: New White House questionnaire tests job applicants' Trump loyalties
Candidates applying to join President Donald Trump's administration will now have to explain what part of Trump's campaign message "most appealed" to them and why. [...] The White House's renewed focus on loyalty has raised questions about whether the hiring process for political appointments will overly weight loyalty over qualifications, raising the prospect that less-qualified candidates could be installed in certain positions.
Ordinarily, those seeking an executive-branch position may expect to field questions about their experiences, their references, and their educational background. But Team Trump now wants these applicants to also reflect on the president's 2016 campaign message -- so they can pick their favorite part.
I take some solace in the fact that the new questionnaire doesn't ask applicants,"Donald J. Trump: great president or the greatest president?","While it is not unusual for presidential administrations to vet political appointees for ideological or policy alignment, the questionnaire previously used by the Trump White House did not ask for applicants' views about Trump or his campaign. Trump's name does not appear once on the previous questionnaire.
It's worth emphasizing that it would be illegal to ask applicants for career executive-branch positions to fill out a questionnaire like this, which is why it's reportedly only being given to those seeking political appointments.Related
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