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Ben Wikler: “They've been recruiting this huge number of people who are…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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60: Building a Unified Operation for Success with Ben Wikler | Jen Rubin's Green Room

Published | Video Starts at 32:03

It would remove the independence of civil servants, people who go to work every day and serve the public regardless of whether there's a Democratic or Republican administration. It would reclassify them, make them liable to being terminated immediately. They've been recruiting this huge number of people who are ready to pledge allegiance and loyalty to Donald Trump over the Constitution. essentially that they would put in those offices instead of the people who are expert in doing those jobs. And then they would let the most extreme special interests run roughshod over the country. (32:03–32:09)

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Asserts that the 2025 project involves recruiting individuals loyal to Trump over the Constitution.

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