Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking/trending news blogger for MSNBC Digital. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.
When reports first emerged earlier this week that the Republican National Committee had been asking potential hires whether they believed the 2020 election was stolen, there was concern that the question represented something of a 'litmus test for being hired,' as The Washington Post put it. However, officials in the Donald Trump campaign say there's a deeper reason for the query.
In an interview with WISN 12 News, RNC press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the question “is not a litmus test.' 'We are interviewing people that are going to be on the frontlines of the battleground states, where we know there were widespread irregularities and fraud in the 2020 election,' she said. 'What we want to do is understand where people stand. We want critical thinkers on our team.
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