Every CEO has an inner circle of people on whom he/she leans. Often, that inner circle is not a bunch of noobs but friends and loyalists.
Sadly, Trump's Achilles is poor personnel choices. With every story that comes out wherein those personnel selection are shown to be poor, the basis of the selection is loyalty.
Don't get me wrong: Trump was under siege 24/7 and for him to lean on a freshly-minted Georgetown doctorate would be foolish. Of COURSE he trusted his family and NYC friends more than "advisors." I suspect most of us trust our children and spouses friends for decades more than work colleagues.
But between his AG picks, Rudy and his hair dye, and now Hannity (who, as I've said previously, was the ONLY taking head to back Trump from the escalator ride and was a loyal media soldier...gotta give him that), time and again we see a President - one of the most effective at standing up for the people vs party and tirelessly pursuing MAGA - being driven into a ditch by loyalists being handed the wheel by said President.
Trump continues to pack them in, and his fan base doesn't seem to have diminished meaningfully. But in 2024, I don't want just a great charismatic CEO who has demonstrable fighting skills...I'd like some administrative skills to put in place a team that will put Deplorables over loyalty, and fight for my right to party MAGA-style.
It's a great concepet - but The Brandon Media has sworn to destroy ANYONE who is associated with Trump.
ESPECIALLY the effective ones.
Would you willingly walk into the grizzly bear display at your local zoo?