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# Trump’s election claims become loyalty test for officials
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/washington-week/extras/clip2-dm2rsm/
- Published: 2026-07-18T01:30:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-18T22:30:09.000Z
- Description: Loyalty to Trump’s election claims becomes requirement for administration members
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Washington Week with The Atlantic, #ZZZ_Show_900c282a-c2f0-4e9a-ac1c-a7c7ded75d04, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_a02298fe-1538-4d61-a67d-450d46efa258, #extra

Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee to head the nation’s intelligence agencies, clashed with Democrats during his confirmation hearing this week. It was the latest example of members of the administration playing along with Trump’s earnest or manufactured delusions about the results of the 2020 election.