“And the dichotomy between his Presidency and this brain dead loser now occupying the Oval Office are is plainly evident to the American people.”
I have little to no faith in the American public. I’m sure some realize that their life is a little worse than it was under Trump, but hey, no mean tweets, and the media isn’t telling them the world is coming to an end every single evening.
I agree, Trump’s hiring decisions were his Achilles heel. I do think that part of the issue was where Trump came from, business. In business, you hire, if they don’t work out, you fire and get someone else. But, government isn’t as easy to negotiate. Every hire or fire is news, and upsets some allies somewhere. And yes, politics is chock full of back biting serpents. I agree, Trump seemed to underestimate that part of being in office.
“I agree, Trump seemed to underestimate that part of being in office.”
I think he approached the job as if he were the CEO of a business, which is perfectly natural because that’s what he is. But Government is NOT a business and he learned that it’s almost impossible to fire these entrenched bureaucrats no matter what they do.
Hell, he had senior and junior leaders that openly defied him. In the business world that gets you out the door before 5:00 PM. And not one of his confirmed appointees did jack squat about it. Pompeo should have cleaned house at State. Voss should have turned the Department of Education upside down and shook it until the building was empty.
Same with every other Government sinecure you can name. Sessions was worse than useless. The man was an utter disaster at Justice. Barr wasn’t any better and in some ways he was even worse.
And don’t get me started on the JSOC. Every last one of them should have been fired. A couple of Courts Martial wouldn’t have been a terrible idea.
Trump isn’t perfect. In many ways he’s his own worst enemy. That being said if he does run again I will support him over anyone else. I’d follow that man to the Gates of Hell and beyond.
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