Anyway, it's a long article, and a lot of staff are worried. I was critical of the McMaster pick when it happened. I knew when I turned on CNN and they were happy that it just wasn't going to work. He went on to purge the NSC of the pro-Trump people. Poor KT McFarland got forced out among others, and the Senate wouldn't even let her be ambassador to Singapore.
When Trump got elected, I was critical in the transition of some of his Cabinet picks. I got some of my info from Breitbart - which was also critical of some of the picks. Some of the people selected were qualified people, but they didn't support the agenda Trump ran on. Some would have fit in well in a Jeb! administration. I said Trump should pick from a core group of people who truly support him and what he ran on because when you are at war with the establishment, the last thing you need is to fight your own Cabinet. You need a united team. You don't need people like Tillerson (perfect for Jeb!) out there openly contradicting you or not supporting your goals.
Steve Bannon (who turned out to be a saboteur on his own) was right about one thing - their sin was embracing the establishment to try to build a government. It ultimately won't work. I had read articles which said Trump didn't ultimately trust any of people in the White House. I don't know if that's true, but I think there must be some truth to it.
As I read one person quoted after the PA-18 loss say, she voted for Trump but was tired of the turmoil. Trump needs to do his purge now. It's like ripping off a band aid. Purge the people who don't support your agenda and have it done before the midterm season starts. Build a team of loyalists with one mission - the one Trump ran on. Build a team of people who won't leak to the press either.
Edit - ANY should have been MANY.
Trump obviously trusts some people. Bad typo on my part.
Oh really? We have to start evaluating folks for competence to do jobs and not because we like their razzle-dazzle.