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That messaging may be comforting for Democratic consultants and elected officials, but it’s probably not enough for Democratic voters, who would no doubt prefer to see their politicians, who they have donated money to and knocked doors for, prioritize winning.

Jason Johnson is a political contributor at MSNBC, host at Sirius XM, politics writer at theGrio.com, professor of politics and journalism at Morgan State University, and author of the book Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell.

The way Musk and Ramaswamy have been talking, they clearly have the idea that they’ll be cleaning house from Day 1 onward—just like Musk did when he bought Twitter in late 2022, brought his friends and cronies on as consultants for cost cuts, ousted the company’s executives, and went on to lay off thousands more staffers.

However, federal law bars executive branch employees, which can include unpaid consultants from participating in government matters that will affect their financial interests, unless they divest of their interests or recuse themselves.

Reese said that the company works with educational consultants and that there are ways for families and children to interact with “CoComelon” beyond screen time, such as through books and live tours.