the deep state seems several levels deep if trump can’t get good personnel picks, and it seems he may still be plagued by deep state traitors. maybe they are not deep staters when appointed but relatively easy to reach by the deep state once they assume office? or, trump simply can’t find good folks? seems to me he could come to some grassroots orgs such as FR and find good folks (but what do i know...)
i had pegged the problem to the USMCA, which is tangentially connected to the US-China trade impasse...
the fed rate hike announcement was 14 days ago, so maybe trump is kicking up more kabuki dust (??) if only just until the next major market uptick (??)
and he just appointed a fed regulator allegedly counter to his views 21 days ago:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/us/politics/fed-board-nellie-liang.html