Republicans Vet People (after missing the boat)

[bruce bowser]

If Trump Wins In 2024, He Has A
Dangerous Tool For Wrecking The
Government
MSNBC - Nov 15, 2023
-- https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-project-2025-hire-gove%20rnment-loyal-rcna125137

"Earlier this year we learned that
the Heritage Foundation, a right-
wing think tank in Washington,
is spearheading a project to staff
a future Trump administration with
tens of thousands of pre-vetted
appointees, who would be tasked
with “dismantling the
administrative state from day one.”
On Monday, Axios published details
about what the vetting process
looks like, and it appears custom-
tailored to generate an army of
mindless Trump loyalists.

Heritage’s initiative, called
Project 2025, has a reported
budget of over $20 million, and
it is designed to help Trump
transform the federal government
overnight if he wins the 2024
election. During his first term,
Trump was routinely hamstrung
in executing policies and
abusing power because he either
failed to fill key bureaucratic
positions or he was foiled by
resistant appointees. This time
Trump allies are focused on
gutting the federal government’s
existing bureaucracy and
replacing it with sycophants.

To ensure loyalty, Project 2025
has opted for hammers rather
than scalpels. Heritage has
contracted out Oracle to use
artificial intelligence to
screen loyalists, and the
social media feeds of potential
hires are being surveilled as
part of the vetting process.
There aren’t many details about
how AI is being used to screen
applicants, but Axios reports
that social media feeds are
being given “intense attention”
and that applicants “queasy
about testing the limits of
Trump’s power will get
flagged and rejected.” It
also seems possible that Trump-
affirming commentary could
result in an algorithmic boost."