# Loyalty Test on The No Agenda Show

Loyalty Test comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from January 2017 to March 2020.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** January 2017 – March 2020
- **Related topics:** [Sean Spicer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sean-spicer.md), [Bloomberg](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bloomberg.md), [Cnn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnn.md), [Donald Trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [Financial Times](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-times.md), [Gambling](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gambling.md), [Germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [Nato](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nato.md), [Nikki Haley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nikki-haley.md), [Pr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pr.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Trump Personnel Chief John McEntee Loyalty Tests

- **Episode:** [1222: Booby-Trap](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1222-booby-trap.md)
- **Published:** 2020-03-08
- **Time:** 2:52:02–2:53:55
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1222-booby-trap/chapter/trump-personnel-chief-john-mcentee-loyalty-tests.md

CNN reports that the new head of the Presidential Personnel Office, 29-year-old John McEntee, is using questionnaires to verify the loyalty of potential political appointees. The hosts discuss McEntee's background, including his 2018 firing by John Kelly over a gambling problem and tax issues, which the media has characterized as being under "federal investigation."

Keywords: john mcentee, [donald trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [cnn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnn.md), [loyalty test](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/loyalty-test.md), political appointees, [gambling](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gambling.md)

### Loyalty Test Meme, Nikki Haley UN Speech and Funding Cuts

- **Episode:** [899: Loyalty Test](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/899-loyalty-test.md)
- **Published:** 2017-01-29
- **Time:** 2:04:40–2:09:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/899-loyalty-test/chapter/loyalty-test-meme-nikki-haley-un-speech-and-funding-cuts.md

The BBC and other outlets are promoting a "loyalty test" meme, suggesting Trump forces staffers to lie to gain control over them. New UN Ambassador Nikki Haley delivered a stern warning that the U.S. is "taking names" of countries that do not support American interests. Reports indicate the administration is considering a 40% cut in funding for international organizations.

Keywords: [nikki haley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nikki-haley.md), [united nations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/united-nations.md), [sean spicer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sean-spicer.md), [loyalty test](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/loyalty-test.md), [nato](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nato.md), [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md)

### Bloomberg's "Lies as a Loyalty Test" Theory

- **Episode:** [898: Chain of Lies](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/898-chain-of-lies.md)
- **Published:** 2017-01-26
- **Time:** 2:26:55–2:31:10
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/898-chain-of-lies/chapter/bloomberg-s-lies-as-a-loyalty-test-theory.md

Bloomberg published a theory suggesting that the Trump administration uses "untruths" as a loyalty test for subordinates. By forcing staff to defend easily disprovable claims, the leader makes them more dependent on the administration and less likely to rebel. The hosts mock this analysis as "dumb" and point to the Financial Times as another example of an organization where the staff's social media presence reflects a deep-seated institutional hatred for the President.

Keywords: [bloomberg](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bloomberg.md), [sean spicer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sean-spicer.md), [loyalty test](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/loyalty-test.md), chains of lies, [financial times](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-times.md), [pr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pr.md)

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