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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Trump appointees must prove ‘fidelity and loyalty’, says campaign official

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks about the tax code and manufacturing, in Savannah, Georgia, on 24 September.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks about the tax code and manufacturing, in Savannah, Georgia, on 24 September. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

A senior official on Donald Trump’s campaign has said any appointees in a second Trump administration would need to prove “fidelity and loyalty”.

The official also sought to distance the former president from Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation plan calling for a far-right federal government in the event of a Trump victory at the voting polls in November.

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