Donald Trump, the former president and current candidate, puts it in apocalyptic terms: “Either the deep state destroys America or we destroy the deep state.” This is not an empty threat. This plan would elevate personal fealty to Mr. Trump as the central value in government employment, processes and institutions. The first is to put Trump loyalists into appointment positions. Mr. Trump believed that “the resistance” to his presidency included his own appointees. The Heritage Foundation and dozens of other Trump-aligned organizations are screening candidates to create 20,000 potential MAGA appointees.

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Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, MAGA Organizations: Heritage Foundation, Trump, The Heritage Foundation Locations: America