The president chose experienced, knowledgeable people to put in his cabinet. Unfortunately the only way to get experienced and knowledgeable in fedgov operations is to give your loyalty to it. Random people in the phonebook might have been more reliably loyal, but too incompetent to actually achieve anything.
Maybe Trump is a poor judge of character, but he had a bad pool to choose from and how many of us thought they were good and solid until they showed their true character and loyalties?
> ...and how many of us thought they were good and solid until they showed their true character and loyalties? <
That’s a fair point. I never liked Bolton. Bolton is a warmonger. But I thought Gen. Mattis was a great choice for Secretary of Defense. How wrong I was.