David Clarke was a sheriff for 15 years and was a frequent commentator on Fox News, where he often made extreme statements. Clarke resigned as sheriff in 2017 soon after a report that he plagiarized parts of his thesis for his master’s degree. Following a failed appointment to President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security, he briefly joined the pro-Trump PAC America First Action as an adviser and spokesperson. 

Brett Robertson is the education program director at Media Matters, where he has worked since May 2017. He has been a teacher, administrator, organizer, researcher, and writer in the education realm for the past 15 years. He has a doctorate in education from Washington University in St.